Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1045 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

NCZ501>506-508-510-230345-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN
POLK-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS-
1045 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF BURKE...
EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...RUTHERFORD AND WESTERN CALDWELL
COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...

AT 1037 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3
MILES NORTHEAST OF WOODLAWN TO THERMAL CITY TO LANDRUM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AS
THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS SINCE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF MINOR
FLOODING ISSUES.

THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  LAKE JAMES...
  ASHFORD...
  DYSARTSVILLE...
  RUTHERFORDTON...
  SPINDALE...
  CLIFFSIDE...

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

LAT...LON 3584 8155 3558 8169 3519 8177 3519 8218
      3547 8213 3553 8208 3552 8212 3585 8207
      3588 8201 3587 8200 3597 8184 3596 8181
      3600 8178 3607 8164

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