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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1107 PM EDT TUE JUL 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR ALEXANDER

COUNTY...



AT 1107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH 

FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS BEEN BETWEEN 

TAYLORSVILLE...MILLERSVILLE AND HIDDENITE. 



SOME SECTIONS ALONG GLADE CREEK...STIREWALT CREEK AND JUMPING RUN 

ARE RUNNING BANKFULL AND WATER WAS FLOODING SOME YARDS AND LOW LYING 

AREAS IN HIDDENITE BUT HAS SINCE SUBSIDED.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE AS MORE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE DOWN OFF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT 

AND EAST INTO THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF THESE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3582 8106 3580 8110 3580 8112 3583 8114

      3582 8121 3593 8131 3596 8129 3602 8122

      3602 8108 3603 8102 3597 8100



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