-------- ALERT: SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS AND WATCHES ------------- .FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT. .MOIST SE FLOW INTO THE MTNS & FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS & NE GA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE & INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA.INCREASING THE CHANCE OF FLASH FLOODING. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>007-010>012-019-010830- /O.CON.KGSP.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140801T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON- YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.CLAYTON.CLARKESVILLE.TOCCOA. HARTWELL.ELBERTON.NEWLAND.SPRUCE PINE.CHEROKEE. BRYSON CITY.WAYNESVILLE.ASHEVILLE.SYLVA.FRANKLIN. BREVARD.HENDERSONVILLE.LENOIR.MORGANTON.MARION. LAKE LURE.RUTHERFORD.COLUMBUS.GREENVILLE.SPARTANBURG. ANDERSON.ABBEVILLE.LAURENS.GREENWOOD 1041 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRI MORNING. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NE GA.WESTERN NO. CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SO. CAROLINA.INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS.IN NE GA.ELBERT.FRANKLIN.HABERSHAM.HART. RABUN & STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NO. CAROLINA.AVERY.BURKE MOUNTAINS.BUNCOMBE.CALDWELL MOUNTAINS.EASTERN MCDOWELL. EASTERN POLK.GREATER BURKE.GREATER CALDWELL. GREATER RUTHERFORD.GRAHAM.HAYWOOD.HENDERSON.MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS.MACON.MADISON.MITCHELL.NORTHERN JACKSON. POLK MOUNTAINS.RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS.SOUTHERN JACKSON. SWAIN.TRANSYLVANIA & YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SO. CAROLINA. ABBEVILLE.ANDERSON.GREATER GREENVILLE.GREATER OCONEE. GREATER PICKENS.GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS.GREENWOOD. LAURENS.OCONEE MOUNTAINS.PICKENS MTNS AND SPARTANBURG. * THROUGH FRI MORNING. * INCREASING MOIST SE FLOW & A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CNTL SO. CAROLINA WILL SUPPORT PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONALLY.EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF RAIN RATES EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. * WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE IN STREAMS & CREEKS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. POORLY DRAINED URBAN AREAS.& LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS & CREEKS.WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE AREA FROM ANDERSON TO GREENVILLE IN SO. CAROLINA WILL SEE THE FIRST IMPACTS.AS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED THERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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