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WGUS42 KGSP 110155
FLWGSP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
955 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg
has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North 
Carolina...


  South Fork Catawba River At Lowell affecting Gaston County

.Runoff from heavy rain will cause the river to rise above flood 
stage.
 
 Remember...river stage forecasts are based on observed and 
forecasted rainfall. If actual rainfall varies from the forecast 
values...the river stage will vary accordingly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Remember...night time makes 
it difficult to recognize flooded areas.

The latest stages and forecasts for rivers can be found on our web 
page at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=gsp

 Please report high water...flooding and landslides to the National 
Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free...1...8 0
0...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.

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955 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the South Fork Catawba River At Lowell.
* from Thursday afternoon to late Friday night...or until the warning
  is cancelled.
* At  9:15 PM Wednesday the stage was 2.8 feet
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...rise above flood stage by Thursday afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 12.3 feet by early Friday morning.the 
  river will fall below flood stage by Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...Minor Flooding continues.  South Fork 
  Catawba River floodwaters may approach the Cramerton Fire 
  Department building at the intersection 8th Ave and 9th St.  The 
  parking lot behind the adjacent Cramerton Drug Company may be 
  flooded.  Floodwaters may approach one home along Riverside Dr. in 
  Cramerton.  Impacts may be similar to those associated with 
  flooding on Febraury 6th, 2010.

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LAT...LON 3537 8126 3537 8108 3518 8102 3518 8110


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