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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1144 PM EDT TUE AUG 17 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL  

AND EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...



AT 1140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY AROUND BLACK 

MOUNTAIN AND SWANNANOA. RADAR AND SURFACE GAGES INDICATE THAT 

BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE EASTERN PART

OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY THIS EVENING. RADAR TRENDS HAVE INDICATED A 

WEAKENING TREND OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS...AND A GENERAL EASTWARD 

SHIFT INTO MCDOWELL COUNTY IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS.



NO FLOODING HAS YET BEEN REPORTED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR 

TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME 

STREAMS OR CREEKS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS...ESPECIALLY THE 

BEETREE AND GLADE CREEKS. AN AUTOMATED RIVER GAGE ON THE SWANNANOA

RIVER NEAR BILTMORE INDICATED THE RIVER STAGE HAD RISEN TO NEARLY 

TWO AND A HALF FEET...WELL BELOW THE ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGE.



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ONGOING 

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

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3559 8252 3555 8252 3550 8233 3547 8224

      3554 8221 3557 8228 3559 8229 3561 8227

      3562 8228 3570 8230 3573 8233 3562 8251



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