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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1108 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 215 AM EST



* AT 1106 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST INTO MECKLENBURG  

  COUNTY. RAIN GAUGE DATA AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO AN INCH 

  HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE STEWART CREEK BASIN. AN ADDITIONAL ONE    

  AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.  

  THIS WILL LIKELY TAKE STEWART CREEK AND OTHER LOCAL CREEK TO FLOOD 

  STAGE.     



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CENTER CITY

  CHARLOTTE...EASTLAND MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...PAW CREEK AND

  HUNTERSVILLE



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 DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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 3515 8099 3503 8082 3509 8071 3519 8057

      3527 8069 3548 8086 3532 8095



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