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WGUS72 KGSP 180642

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

235 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005



NCC111-180800-

MCDOWELL NC-

235 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005



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

COUNTY...



AT 232 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE EASTERN 

PART OF MCDOWELL COUNTY NEAR NEBO. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED 

TO FALL ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF 

INTERSTATE 40. AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN ACROSS 

THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY SINCE 11 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...WOODLAWN..AND MARION.



IN PARTICULAR...SEVERE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SHADRICK CREEK 

FROM NEBO TO THE COUNTY LINE. FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE 

NORTH MUDDY CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...SUCH AS THOMPSONS FORK AND 

BIG CAMP CREEK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION IF YOU 

LIVE ALONG ANY OF THESE CREEKS...WATCH OUT AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE 

TO ESCAPE RISING WATER.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE OR TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 8214 3562 8183 3572 8187 3581 8200

      3586 8191 3593 8193 3579 8216



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000 

WGUS72 KGSP 180642

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

235 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005



NCC111-180800-

MCDOWELL NC-

235 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005



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

COUNTY...



AT 232 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE EASTERN 

PART OF MCDOWELL COUNTY NEAR NEBO. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED 

TO FALL ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF 

INTERSTATE 40. AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN ACROSS 

THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY SINCE 11 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...WOODLAWN..AND MARION.



IN PARTICULAR...SEVERE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SHADRICK CREEK 

FROM NEBO TO THE COUNTY LINE. FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE 

NORTH MUDDY CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...SUCH AS THOMPSONS FORK AND 

BIG CAMP CREEK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION IF YOU 

LIVE ALONG ANY OF THESE CREEKS...WATCH OUT AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE 

TO ESCAPE RISING WATER.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE OR TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 8214 3562 8183 3572 8187 3581 8200

      3586 8191 3593 8193 3579 8216



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