FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR: Greenville Spartanburg ...Flash flood emergency for greenville...Taylors...And greer... The national weather service in greenville-spartanburg has issued a * Flash flood warning for... Central greenville county in upstate south carolina... West central spartanburg county in upstate south carolina... * Until 300 am edt * At 1145 pm edt...National weather service doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Already 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen over the area...With additional heavy rain developing. * 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...Gsp airport...Haywood mall...I-85 at pelham road...Lake robinson...Shops at greenridge and taylors. There are numerous reports of roads flooding...Streams out of their banks...Rising waters...And many homes are beginning to flood in low-lying areas. This is a flash flood emergency for greenville...Taylors...And greer. Seek higher ground now. Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Do not underestimate the power of flood waters. Only a few inches of rapidly flowing water can quickly carry away your vehicle. Turn around... Dont drown. Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Please report high water...Flooding...Landslides or other severe weather 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 the specific location where it occurred.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 03:50:07 +0000
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