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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

225 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2005



NCC027-040800-

CALDWELL NC-

225 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR WESTERN

CALDWELL COUNTY...



AT 200 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A 

SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD ALONG WILSON CREEK AT EDGEMONT. NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD TAPERED OFF IN 

WESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN 

WILL CONTINUE TO FILL THE BASIN OF WILSON CREEK.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN HARPER CREEK...AND DOWN WILSON CREEK 

FROM EDGEMONT TO BROWN MOUNTAIN BEACH CAMP GROUND. THIS IS A SERIOUS 

SITUATION. IF YOU ARE CAMPING ALONG WILSON CREEK IN WESTERN CALDWELL 

COUNTY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY TO ESCAPE THE RISING 

FLOOD WATERS 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO AREAS WHERE WATER IS CROSSING THE ROAD. 

WATER ONLY ONE OR TWO FEET DEEP CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP A 

VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN



LAT...LON 3596 8181 3585 8167 3604 8156 3610 8172



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