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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
511 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain in Water has topped the bridge along Shop Drive off
  Rutherford Rd. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
  warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Marion, Pleasant Gardens and Glenwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3566 8219 3573 8211 3568 8187 3559 8193

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Krentz