[WeatherBulletin] Special Weather Statement - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WGUS62 KGSP 231638
FFAGSP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1138 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

..HEAVY RAIN ON SUNDAY...

MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS...COMBINED WITH THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT...WILL CAUSE HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION ON SUNDAY
EVENING. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.


GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-
SCZ001>007-240045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0001.100124T0500Z-100125T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG
1138 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND 
 UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
 NORTHEAST GEORGIA...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND STEPHENS. 
 IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...
 BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN 
 POLK...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...
 GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON...
 MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...
 RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA 
 AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...GREATER GREENVILLE...
 GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...
 OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS AND SPARTANBURG.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE 
 SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST 
 AMOUNTS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SCATTERED 
 THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* AS THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES SUNDAY 
 AFTERNOON...RAPID FLASH FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY 
 DEVELOP. FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATER 
 SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT AS RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WORKS 
 IT/S WAY INTO THE RIVER SYSTEM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NED

WWWW


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