Flash Flood Warning
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012
The National Weather Service in greenville-spartanburg has issued a
* flash flood warning for,
central greenville county in upstate south carolina...
* until 800 PM EDT
* at 212 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated an
area of very heavy rainfall across the warned area. doppler radar
estimated rainfall amounts from 1 to 2 inches an hour were
occurring across the area.
* runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to
occur. some locations that will experience flooding include,
downtown greenville, cherrydale point, furman university,
greer, haywood mall, mauldin, pelham road at i-85, shops at
greenridge, taylors, travelers rest and white horse road at i-85.
reedy river is currently near flood stage and expected to rise above
flood stage in the next few hours. local creeks such as gilder and
brushy creeks will likely go over bankfull and flood low lying areas
and roadways.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, highways and underpasses. additionally,
country roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks, streams and
other low lying areas are subject to flooding.
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.
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