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WGUS72 KGSP 272334

FFSGSP

SCC001-007-047-280200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

735 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR 

GREENWOOD...ABBEVILLE AND ANDERSON COUNTIES...



A SPOTTER HAS REPORTED 2.13 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT LOWNDESVILLE 

BETWEEN 6 PM AND 7 PM EDT...WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 4.26 INCHES SO FAR 

TODAY.  GENERAL LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURRED RAPIDLY IN THAT AREA.  IN 

ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED AROUND ABBEVILLE...BUT RADAR 

SHOWED THE RAINFALL WAS TAPERING OFF FROM THE SOUTH ACROSS ABBEVILLE 

COUNTY.  EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTED AROUND DUE WEST AND 

DONALDS IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY.



GREENWOOD 911 HAS REPORTED URBAN FLOODING ALONG THE BYPASS...AND 

FLASH FLOODING ALONG WILLOW BROOK AT OLD LAURENS ROAD.  THIS 

FLOODING APPARENTLY INVOLVED A SMALL STREAM.



ANDERSON DPS REPORTED HIGHWAY 81 SOUTH FLOODED NEAR CRESCENT HIGH 

SCHOOL...IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.  ALSO...GENERAL FLASH FLOODING HAS 

OCCURRED AROUND IVA.  THIS WOULD BE NEAR THE EXTREMELY HIGH RAINFALL 

RATES REPORTED IN THE LOWNDESVILLE AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY 

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



 IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3467 8248 3417 8201 3402 8227 3450 8285



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