* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CATAWBA COUNTY, SOUTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTY, WEST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM. AT 946 AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CATAWBA COUNTY, SOUTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTY, AND WEST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING 2 INCHES AN HOUR. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE: TAYLORSVILLE, BETHLEHEM, ELLENDALE, ST. STEPHENS, AND STONY POINT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: 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. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-267-8101 OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:00:51 +0000
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