000 WGUS52 KGSP 262305 FFWGSP NCC087-099-270500- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0023.080826T2305Z-080827T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 705 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY * AT 651 PM EDT...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS NORTHERN JACKSON AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES. RECENT RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN HEAVY RUNOFF BETWEEN SYLVA TO BALSAM TO WAYNESVILLE. THROUGH 8 PM...AN ADDITION HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED LANDSLIDES MAY OCCUR NEAR AREAS OF HEAVY RUNOFF. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THE WAYNESVILLE AND HAZELWOOD AREAS MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES ALONG HYATT, ALLENS, PLOTT AND RICHLAND CREEKS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR GREEN VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK ALONG HYATT CREEK AND THE VALLEY BROOK MOBILE HOME PARK ALONG ALLENS CREEK WILL BE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THE SYLVA AREA MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SCOTTS AND COPE CREEKS. FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE CREEKS WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG MAIN AND CALDWELL STREETS AND DILL ROAD. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3576 8294 3574 8296 3574 8293 3549 8278 3546 8280 3542 8274 3531 8285 3530 8289 3537 8299 3529 8331 3545 8336 3551 8318 3556 8315 3568 8319 3572 8324 3579 8296 $$ NED