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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
413 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

…HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA…

.A LARGE AND DYNAMIC UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH SLOWLY FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY…AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE PAST JUST TO THE
SOUTH ON MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE LOW
APPROACHES. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW WILL FOCUS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE BROUGHT ABOUT BY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THE
RESULTING MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONCENTRATE THE HEAVIEST RAIN
ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. THE FOCUS OF THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD
MOVE NORTHWARD INTO VIRGINIA MONDAY NIGHT.

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
EASTERN POLK-SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHEROKEE…BRYSON CITY…WAYNESVILLE…
ASHEVILLE…SYLVA…COLUMBUS…SPARTANBURG
413 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA…BUNCOMBE…EASTERN POLK…GRAHAM…
HAYWOOD…MADISON…NORTHERN JACKSON AND SWAIN. IN UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA…SPARTANBURG.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE REGION…WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT
NORTHWARD ON MONDAY.

* RECENT RAINFALL HAS LEFT THE GROUND RELATIVELY MOIST. IF THE
RAIN DEVELOPS AS EXPECTED…SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY RISE
OVER THEIR BANKS. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED THREAT OF
LANDSLIDES AND SLOPE FAILURES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
258 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013

…HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…

.MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AS MOVES UP THE SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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040400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-
ABBEVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CLAYTON…CLARKESVILLE…TOCCOA…
HARTWELL…ELBERTON…FRANKLIN…BREVARD…HENDERSONVILLE…
GREENVILLE…ANDERSON…ABBEVILLE
258 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA…WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS…IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA…ELBERT…FRANKLIN…
HABERSHAM…HART…RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA…HENDERSON…MACON…POLK MOUNTAINS…SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND TRANSYLVANIA. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA…
ABBEVILLE…ANDERSON…GREATER GREENVILLE…GREATER OCONEE…
GREATER PICKENS…GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS…OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND
PICKENS MOUNTAINS.

* FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL.

* STREAMS AND CREEKS RISING OVER THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1115 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-041515-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
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-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1115 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA…PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA…WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
SLOWLY APPROACH NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM
THE WEST THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF
THE FRONT…MAINLY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD OCCUR…WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA…AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON
THE DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL…AND WHETHER FLOODING COULD
OCCUR. WHETHER OR NOT FLOODING OCCURS…STREAMS…CREEKS AND MAIN
STEM RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE SUNDAY AND
TO START THE NEW WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

NONE.

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