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WGUS72 KGSP 020932

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NCC027-021015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

531 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR CALDWELL 

COUNTY...



AT 525 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF 

OF CALDWELL COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS LOCATIONS 

FROM PATTERSON...WEST TO UPTON AND NORTH TO BLOWING ROCK. MORE RAIN 

IS APPROACHING THE COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH.



AT 505 AM...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED YADKIN RIVER ROAD WAS COVERED 

WITH WATER ASSOCIATED WITH RUNOFF FROM HAPPY VALLEY SCHOOL. NO OTHER 

REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THUS FAR. 



SINCE PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN FALLING OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY FOR 

SEVERAL HOURS NOW...SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO REACH CREEKS 

AND STREAMS. THIS WILL RESULT IN QUICK RISES...POSSIBLY FLOODING 

ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THOSE WATERWAYS. 



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.



LAT...LON 3584 8139 3597 8134 3611 8165 3594 8176



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