

000 

WGUS52 KGSP 072335

FFWGSP

GAC137-241-NCC099-113-175-SCC073-077-080330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

735 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

  HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

  TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

  OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT



* AT 718 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN 

  PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. AS THIS AREA OF RAIN EXPANDS   

  NORTH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 

 

* RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF   

  RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. IN NORTH      

  CAROLINA...THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER HAS REACHED 10 FEET AT           

  ROSMAN. NUMEROUS OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE FLOODING ACROSS      

  THE AREA. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA         

  THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ALONG STREAMS THAT ARE     

  ALREADY FLOODING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS AND LIFE           

  THREATENING FLOODING ALONG SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS. SEVERE URBAN   

  FLOODING WILL DEVELOP IN DEVELOPED AREAS. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES CAN  

  BE EXPECTED IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN. 

    

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE 

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY...REMAIN

ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROCK OR MUD SLIDES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.



LAT...LON 3531 8334 3550 8319 3528 8292 3541 8274

      3514 8261 3509 8277 3506 8278 3504 8274

      3506 8257 3504 8261 3500 8254 3482 8249

      3469 8276 3450 8298 3468 8334 3447 8361

      3488 8365 3501 8352 3514 8368 3525 8370



$$



RWH/LANE 

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000 

WGUS52 KGSP 072335

FFWGSP

GAC137-241-NCC099-113-175-SCC073-077-080330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

735 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

  HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

  TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

  OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT



* AT 718 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN 

  PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. AS THIS AREA OF RAIN EXPANDS   

  NORTH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 

 

* RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF   

  RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. IN NORTH      

  CAROLINA...THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER HAS REACHED 10 FEET AT           

  ROSMAN. NUMEROUS OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE FLOODING ACROSS      

  THE AREA. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA         

  THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ALONG STREAMS THAT ARE     

  ALREADY FLOODING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS AND LIFE           

  THREATENING FLOODING ALONG SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS. SEVERE URBAN   

  FLOODING WILL DEVELOP IN DEVELOPED AREAS. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES CAN  

  BE EXPECTED IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN. 

    

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE 

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY...REMAIN

ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROCK OR MUD SLIDES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.



LAT...LON 3531 8334 3550 8319 3528 8292 3541 8274

      3514 8261 3509 8277 3506 8278 3504 8274

      3506 8257 3504 8261 3500 8254 3482 8249

      3469 8276 3450 8298 3468 8334 3447 8361

      3488 8365 3501 8352 3514 8368 3525 8370



$$



RWH/LANE 

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