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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

626 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006



NCC071-270030-

GASTON NC-

626 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN

GASTON COUNTY...



AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS 

LOCATED BETWEEN HIGH SHOALS AND DALLAS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

LOWELL...MOUNT HOLLY.



RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED 

IN EXTREME NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY FROM CHERRYVILLE TO HIGH SHOALS IN 

THE PAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 

WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST SOUTH OF HIGH SHOALS BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS 

TAPER OFF.



THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS FOR FLOODING TO DEVELOP WILL BE ALONG 

BEAVERDAM CREEK...INDIAN CREEK...SULPHUR BRANCH...AND OTHER 

TRIBUTARIES FEEDING THE SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER.



DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...SEVERE URBAN FLOODING CAN ALSO 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. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.



LAT...LON 3533 8099 3524 8102 3524 8106 3531 8136

      3533 8136 3539 8143 3541 8143 3539 8096

      3537 8098 3535 8093



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