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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

959 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 950 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL      

  AROUND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS IN NORTH CAROLINA.  MODERATE TO      

  HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE ABOUT 7 PM...BUT RAINFALL RATES  

  WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS EVENING.  ALSO...HEAVY RAIN   

  FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IN HENDERSON COUNTY...WILL   

  DRAIN INTO THE ROCKY BROAD AND COULD CAUSE RAPID RISES TO FLASH    

  FLOOD IN WESTERN SECTIONS.  ANY FLOOD PRONE AREAS BETWEEN COLUMBUS 

  AND THE FOREST CITY AREA WILL LIKELY HAVE FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE                             

  SPINDALE...TRYON...SALUDA...AND ELLENBORO.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

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. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY

DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT.



LAT...LON 3521 8234 3519 8179 3551 8172 3548 8229



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