

000 

WGUS72 KGSP 270138

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

938 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008



NCC087-099-270500-

/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080827T0500Z/

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

HAYWOOD NC-JACKSON NC-

938 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN JACKSON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES...



AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN BETWEEN COVE CREEK TO CRUSO. THESE 

SHOWERS SHOULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF 

AN INCH OF RAIN BY 1030 PM. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAINTAIN CURRENT 

FLOODING AND COULD LEAD TO NEW FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND 

CREEKS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RUNOFF MAY TRIGGER MUD SLIDES ON STEEP 

TERRAIN OR CAUSE UPROOTING OF TREES.



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

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3576 8294 3574 8296 3574 8293 3549 8278

      3546 8280 3542 8274 3531 8285 3530 8289

      3537 8299 3529 8331 3545 8336 3551 8318

      3556 8315 3568 8319 3572 8324 3579 8296



$$



NED

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000 

WGUS72 KGSP 270138

FFSGSP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

938 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008



NCC087-099-270500-

/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080827T0500Z/

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

HAYWOOD NC-JACKSON NC-

938 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN JACKSON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES...



AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN BETWEEN COVE CREEK TO CRUSO. THESE 

SHOWERS SHOULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF 

AN INCH OF RAIN BY 1030 PM. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAINTAIN CURRENT 

FLOODING AND COULD LEAD TO NEW FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND 

CREEKS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RUNOFF MAY TRIGGER MUD SLIDES ON STEEP 

TERRAIN OR CAUSE UPROOTING OF TREES.



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

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3576 8294 3574 8296 3574 8293 3549 8278

      3546 8280 3542 8274 3531 8285 3530 8289

      3537 8299 3529 8331 3545 8336 3551 8318

      3556 8315 3568 8319 3572 8324 3579 8296



$$



NED

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