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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1020 PM EDT MON AUG 2 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR ANDERSON

COUNTY...



AT 1020 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

FAIRLY WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN 

SHOWERS...ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY. RADAR 

ESTIMATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF NEARLY THREE INCHES IN MANY PLACES 

AROUND THE COUNTY...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN 

LOCATIONS EAST OF ANDERSON BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF.



URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED 

ON SEVERAL ROADS IN THE CITY OF ANDERSON...AND MANY STREAMS AND 

CREEKS ARE LIKELY NEAR BANKFULL AROUND THE AREA.



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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3473 8266 3476 8256 3472 8247 3465 8247

      3463 8245 3458 8246 3433 8255 3421 8275

      3428 8276 3436 8283 3444 8285 3448 8289



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