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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

629 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CENTER CITY 

  CHARLOTTE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING RAINFALL AT RATES IN

  EXCESS OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR...AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO

  DEVELOP.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNC

  CHARLOTTE...PAW CREEK...HUNTERSVILLE...EASTLAND MALL...CHARLOTTE

  DOUGLAS INTL AIRPORT AND CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY

DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



LAT...LON 3514 8099 3504 8085 3521 8056 3551 8092



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