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000 

WGUS52 KGSP 261426

FFWGSP

NCC149-261715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1022 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT



* AT 1019 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED HIGHWAY

  176 BETWEEN TRYON AND SALUDA...DUE TO ROCK SLIDES. FLASH FLOODING 

  IS OCCURING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF POLK COUNTY...WITH SEVERAL 

  ROADS COVERED IN WATER.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

  TRYON...LYNN...SALUDA...SUNNY VIEW AND LAKE ADGER.



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.



MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL OCCUR WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RUNOFF.



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. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER

SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL

FREE NUMBER...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.



LAT...LON 3519 8236 3519 8224 3539 8215 3539 8226

      3530 8235



$$



GMS

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000 

WGUS52 KGSP 261426

FFWGSP

NCC149-261715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1022 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT



* AT 1019 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED HIGHWAY

  176 BETWEEN TRYON AND SALUDA...DUE TO ROCK SLIDES. FLASH FLOODING 

  IS OCCURING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF POLK COUNTY...WITH SEVERAL 

  ROADS COVERED IN WATER.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

  TRYON...LYNN...SALUDA...SUNNY VIEW AND LAKE ADGER.



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.



MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL OCCUR WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RUNOFF.



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. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER

SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL

FREE NUMBER...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.



LAT...LON 3519 8236 3519 8224 3539 8215 3539 8226

      3530 8235



$$



GMS

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