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To: Ron who wrote (15802)	7/28/2013 10:57:47 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49130

Suma said you were on the road; home again? From AccuWeather Rescues, Damage from Flooding Near Charlotte States of emergency for major flash flooding have been issued in Catawba County, N.C, northwest of Charlotte, Saturday. ... Fifty-eight roads were closed as of 4:20 p.m. EDT, Pettit said. Six of the roads received significant damage that will caused them to be closed for a minimum of three months, ... "All small creeks and streams in [central Catawba County and western Lincoln County] are overflowing their banks, and some are well out of their banks," stated the National Weather Service's Greenville-Spartanburg Office. "Numerous roads are impassable due to flood water." "As much as 10 inches of rain has fallen across [central Catawba County and western Lincoln County] since about 4 a.m. EDT." Hickory, N.C., located in Catawba County, recorded more than 5 inches of rain from 4 a.m. to noon Saturday. Runoff from the rain has flooded several streets.