>> Saturday, July 07, 2007

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT 
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
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

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Happy 4th!

>> Wednesday, July 04, 2007


Back in the saddle today. All is quiet on the weather front for the Charltote region, and the weather will be fantastic for all of the fireworks displays and outdoor plans this evening. I can't remember a more pleasant-feeling 4th of July...it has just been great.

Everyone have a safe and wonderful evening. Be careful out there, and enjoy whatever festivities you have planned. Let's all remember our troops who continue to battle for the freedom we enjoy. And we can all thank God for the privilege of living in this great nation.

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