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WGUS72 KGSP 231327
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
927 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
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GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-
927 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHERN GRAHAM AND WEST CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTIES...
AT 927 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS ESTIMATING AROUND 6 INCHES OF RAIN
HAD FALLEN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE JOYCE KILMER-SLICKROCK WILDERNESS.
THIS HAD INCREASED THE RISK FOR DEBRIS FLOWS IN THIS AREA. FLOODING
OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS LIKELY ALONG THE MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS WHICH
FEED THE CHEOAH RIVER, WHICH INCLUDES DEEP CREEK.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
TOWN OF SANTEETLAH, FONTANA VILLAGE, LAKE SANTEETLAH, SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK, FONTANA LAKE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA
AREA, TAPOCO, DEALS GAP, CHEOAH AND STECOAH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAIN IS INCREASING THE RISK OF LANDSLIDES, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
WHERE SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT IF YOU
ARE NEAR A STREAM, ESPECIALLY AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN OR IN A COVE.
WATCH FOR LOOSE-MOVING SOIL AND ROCKS OR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN
STREAMFLOW. LEAVE THE AREA QUICKLY IF THIS IS OBSERVED. WHEN DRIVING
ALONG ROADS WHERE THE TERRAIN IS STEEP OR ROCKY, WATCH AND LISTEN FOR
FALLING ROCKS, MUD, TREES, AND OTHER DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3548 8391 3552 8387 3552 8382 3548 8378
3544 8366 3538 8368 3533 8379 3533 8403
3534 8404 3535 8404 3535 8402 3537 8401
3539 8401 3541 8402 3542 8400 3544 8399
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
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