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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

936 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005



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GREENVILLE SC-

936 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR GREENVILLE

COUNTY...



AT 930 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL COVERING GREENVILLE COUNTY. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE 

MORNING. A NUMBER OF STREAMS AND CREEKS...ALREADY AT BANKFULL...WILL 

LIKELY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ROADS. RAINFALL SHOULD BEGIN 

ENDING FROM THE WEST BY MIDDAY.



A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED BRUSHY CREEK OUT OF ITS 

BANKS AT DEL NORTE. THE GAGE READING AT DEL NORTE WAS 8.1 FEET AND 

RISING RAPIDLY. THE REEDY RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE WAS ALSO OVER 

ITS 8 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. 5 ROADS WERE CLOSED IN THE CITY OF 

GREENVILLE...INCLUDING BOILING SPRINGS ROAD...LILLY STREET...CEDAR 

LANE ROAD...MONTIS ROAD...RILEY SMITH ROAD AND HAMMOND BRIDGE ROAD. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRAVELERS

REST...TIGERVILLE...TAYLORS...MARIETTA...GREER AND CAESARS HEAD.



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 3456 8240 3449 8231 3459 8223 3477 8214

      3485 8223 3519 8221 3517 8242 3507 8276

      3508 8256



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