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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

917 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006



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ROWAN NC-

917 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY...



AT 912 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

WEAKENING THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE WARNED AREA. 

HOWEVER...RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL SINCE 700 PM EDT RANGED FROM 5 TO 

6 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTHERN 

SALISBURY...FAITH AND GRANITE QUARRY. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. THE CREEKS MOST 

SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING INCLUDE TOWN CREEK AND CHURCH CREEK.    



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.



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 3551 8056 3553 8037 3567 8033 3563 8048



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