THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT * AT 959 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A MAJOR FLASH FLOOD EVENT UNDERWAY ACROSS MUCH OF CATAWBA COUNTY. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING OF STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE ABOUT 4 AM...AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. LINCOLN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL FLOODS OR WASHED OUT ROADS WEST OF VALE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES APPEARS LIKELY...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. * THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASINGLY SEVERE FLASH FLOOD EVENT ACROSS WESTERN CATAWBA AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE URBAN FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF HICKORY...NUMEROUS STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WELL ABOVE BANKFULL. AFFECTED STREAMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...POTT CREEK...JACOB FORK...LITTLE INDIAN CREEK...AND BUFFALO CREEK. UNLESS YOUR HOME IS THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS...RESIDENTS OF WESTERN CATAWBA AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES ARE ADVISED TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES UNTIL FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. 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...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 3574 8107 3571 8106 3571 8101 3570 8099 3556 8110 3541 8129 3542 8145 3548 8149 3575 8123 MC
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:06:31 +0000
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