...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
 UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
 NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...BURKE MOUNTAINS...CALDWELL
 MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CATAWBA...CLEVELAND...DAVIE...EASTERN
 MCDOWELL...GREATER BURKE...GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER
 RUTHERFORD...GASTON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...
 MECKLENBURG...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN
 UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE...CHESTER AND YORK.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE IDA WILL CONTINUE TO
  OVERSPREAD THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY PRODUCING COPIOUS AMOUNTS
  OF RAINFALL...ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS
  AND RIVERS. ALSO...LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE MAY FLOOD...
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBANIZED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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