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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

647 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005



NCC023-035-192345-

BURKE NC-CATAWBA NC-

654 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR WESTERN 

CATAWBA AND EASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...



AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAID WATER LEVELS REMAINED HIGH IN CREEKS AND 

STREAMS IN THE AREA. WATER COVERED SEVERAL LOW SPOTS IN ROADS NEAR 

CREEKS IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY. THESE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. NO 

RECENT FLOODING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS.



AS RAINFALL DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA...WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO 

FALL. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...BUT WATER LEVELS WILL 

REMAIN HIGH FOR A SHORT TIME. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING WILL BE 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.

STEPHENS...LONGVIEW...ICARD...HICKORY...CONOVER AND CONNELLY SPRINGS.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3562 8159 3561 8117 3576 8116 3578 8155



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