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WGUS72 KGSP 030042

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NCC115-030215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

843 PM EDT MON AUG 2 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR MADISON

COUNTY...



AT 830 PM EDT...THE MADISON COUNTY EOC REPORTED THAT FLOODING 

CONTINUED ALONG BIG PINE CREEK BETWEEN PINE CREEK AND SPRING CREEK.  

WATER WAS STILL OVER THE ROAD.  OTHER STREAMS IN THE COUNTY WERE 

RUNNING HIGH...BUT STILL WERE WITHIN THE BANKS.  TREES WERE BLOWN 

DOWN IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY EARLIER...AND IN SOME AREAS TREES 

APPARENTLY FELL BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND SLIDES.



AT 830 PM...RADAR SHOWED THE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS HAD DIMINISHED.  

HOWEVER...A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE STEADY RAIN CONTINUED 

ACROSS MOST OF THE COUNTY.  THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE TO EXPIRATION.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3606 8260 3592 8289 3566 8283 3583 8242



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