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000 

WGUS72 KGSP 141945

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

338 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



NCC121-142030-

/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080614T2030Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MITCHELL NC-

338 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR 

SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...



AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS... 

CROSSING SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 430 PM.



FLOODING HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED IN THE SPRUCE PINE 

AREA...WHERE OBSERVERS HAVE MEASURED LOCAL 4 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL 

TOTALS SINCE NOON. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS...AND RUNNING 

WATER IN DITCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH ISOLATED STREAM 

FLOODING FROM SPRUCE PINE SOUTHWARD TO NEAR LITTLE SWITZERLAND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

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 3594 8205 3592 8202 3587 8202 3584 8213

      3589 8213

TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 180DEG 0KT 3587 8211



$$



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000 

WGUS72 KGSP 141945

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

338 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



NCC121-142030-

/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080614T2030Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MITCHELL NC-

338 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR 

SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...



AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS... 

CROSSING SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 430 PM.



FLOODING HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED IN THE SPRUCE PINE 

AREA...WHERE OBSERVERS HAVE MEASURED LOCAL 4 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL 

TOTALS SINCE NOON. DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS...AND RUNNING 

WATER IN DITCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH ISOLATED STREAM 

FLOODING FROM SPRUCE PINE SOUTHWARD TO NEAR LITTLE SWITZERLAND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

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 3594 8205 3592 8202 3587 8202 3584 8213

      3589 8213

TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 180DEG 0KT 3587 8211



$$



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