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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
219 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Alexander County in the piedmont of North Carolina...
  Catawba County in the piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
  Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 219 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
  1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, especially across the city of
  Hickory. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hickory, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Granite Falls,
  Bethlehem, Maiden, Icard, Hildebran, Claremont, Rhodhiss, Catawba,
  Mountain View, Hickory Regional Airport, Lake Hickory, Lake
  Rhodhiss, South Mountains State Park, Startown and Propst.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 8163 3583 8139 3584 8113 3574 8131
      3571 8126 3570 8120 3572 8109 3555 8106

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

RWH
