THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 751 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN THIS AREA OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS...WITH MORE RAINFALL EXPECTED. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MARION...ASHFORD...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...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. && LAT...LON 3591 8174 3587 8171 3585 8165 3554 8218 3560 8228 3563 8227 3565 8229 3568 8228 3569 8230 3573 8220 3577 8217 3598 8185 -SWC-
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:54:18 +0000
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