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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

556 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005



SCC045-201115-

GREENVILLE SC-

556 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 AM EDT FOR GREENVILLE

COUNTY...



AT 548 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN THAT IS MOVING INTO AREAS THAT 

ARE EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING NOW. 



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE COUNTY CAUSING AREAS OF DEEP 

WATER ON ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 291 AND 25 FROM THE 

MOONVILLE AREA TO INTERSTATE 85. 



IN ADDITION THE REEDY RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 9 FEET AND 

BRUSHY CREEK IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND WILL LIKELY 

FLOOD OLD BOILING SPRINGS AND HUDSON ROADS. 



DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...SEVERE URBAN FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN AREAS 

SUCH AS UNDERPASSES...AND LOW AREAS WHERE WATER TENDS TO COLLECT. DO 

NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY NEAR SMALL STREAMS OR FLOODED DRAINAGE 

DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.



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 3493 8251 3454 8232 3478 8216 3485 8223

      3516 8227 3514 8258



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