[WeatherBulletin] Special Weather Statement

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Weather Bulletin
WGUS52 KGSP 250032
FFWGSP
NCC011-023-027-111-149-161-250630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0006.100125T0032Z-100125T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
732 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 130 AM EST MONDAY

* AT 724 PM EST...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF 
RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE AFTERNOON. 
WIDESPREAD RAIN...FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO 
REDEVELOP INTO THE NIGHT. A STORM SPOTTER RECENTLY REPORTED A CREEK 
OUT OF IT/S BANKS IN MORGANTON WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THE ANTECEDENT 
CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP 
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALUDA...
  NEBO...SUNSHINE...HARRIS...ALEXANDER MILLS...MILL SPRING...UPTON...
  EDGEMONT...SAWMILLS...RHODHISS...CAJAH'S MOUNTAIN...TABLE ROCK...
  PLEASANT GROVE...HILDEBRAN...GLEN ALPINE...DREXEL...WOODLAWN...
  SUGAR HILL...FERO...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANDFATHER
  MOUNTAIN...ELK PARK AND CROSSNORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY...REMAIN
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROCK OR MUD SLIDES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3611 8181 3612 8155 3600 8132 3579 8133
      3570 8140 3556 8154 3556 8168 3518 8177
      3519 8234 3519 8235 3539 8226 3544 8228
      3553 8217 3559 8229 3568 8229 3584 8210
      3589 8198 3611 8208 3628 8192 3629 8192

$$

CSH

WWWW


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