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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

931 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007



NCC173-270330-

SWAIN NC-

931 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR

SOUTH CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTY...



AT 928 PM EDT...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED TWO MUDSLIDES ALONG 

NEEDMORE ROAD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LAST TWO HOURS. THERE ARE 

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA STILL PRODUCING RAIN RATES OF OVER 2 

INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LUADA AND

ALMOND



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.



WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY...REMAIN

ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROCK OR MUD SLIDES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.



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 3525 8368 3525 8346 3543 8346 3543 8368



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