THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN NC AT ASHEVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY.
* * AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS
  STARTS TO OCCUR DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE. LOW LYING
  AREAS ALONG THE RIVER NEAR THE AIRPORT WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
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PAT