[WeatherBulletin] Flood Watch - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WGUS62 KGSP 051525
FFAGSP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1025 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

..HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...


GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ062>065-068-070>072-082-507>510-
SCZ001>014-019-052200-
/O.CON.KGSP.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-100206T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1025 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE 
 SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
 GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND 
 STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...CABARRUS...CLEVELAND...EASTERN 
 POLK...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GASTON...HENDERSON...MACON...
 MECKLENBURG...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN 
 JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH 
 CAROLINA...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER 
 GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE 
 MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS 
 MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION SC AND YORK.

* UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM
  ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
  TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY
  OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA AS OF LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT BY THE TIME THE
  RAIN ENDS THIS EVENING.

* WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL...FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND
  STREAMS IS EXPECTED. URBAN AREAS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING
  DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL
  ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

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WWWW


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