>> Saturday, July 07, 2007
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTRead more...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
447 PM EDT SAT JUL 07 2007
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE CHARLOTTE 35.17N 80.80W
07/07/2007 MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE
CITY. ROADS BLOCKED BY TREES.
NCC119-072130-
MECKLENBURG NC-
459 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2007
...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
530 PM EDT FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY...
AT 456 PM EDT RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAGES ESTIMATED THAT AROUND TWO
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAIN HAVING FALLEN BETWEEN SOUTHPARK AND EASTLAND MALLS.
SPOTTERS REPORT THAT WATER IS UP TO TWO FEET DEEP IN SPOTS IN THIS
AREA.
WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AREAS OF URBAN FLOODING IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW SPOTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.
FALLEN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS WILL COMPLICATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN THIS
AREA.
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW
LYING SPOTS.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
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