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WGUS72 KRAH 160734

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NCZ011-161030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

322 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HALIFAX COUNTY...



FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER HALIFAX COUNTY IN THE 

PAST 48 HOURS. MUCH HEAVIER AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE 

SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH SCOTLAND NECK BEING HIT 

PARTICULARLY HARD. MANY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE IN THE AREA DUE TO 

FLOOD WATERS. EVACUATIONS OF SOME RESIDENTS HAS OCCURRED AND 

ADDITIONAL EVACUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST 

HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 430 AM. IN ADDITION MODERATE RAINS ARE 

EXPECTED UPSTREAM OF ENFIELD AND SCOTLAND NECK...OVER THE WESTERN 

PARTS OF HALIFAX COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN SOUTHEAST HALIFAX 

COUNTY BETWEEN 330 AM AND 8 AM WILL TOTAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES. 

FURTHER WEST WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS LIKELY 

WITH SCATTERED HEAVIER AMOUNTS. 



TRAVEL IN AND AROUND SOUTHEAST HALIFAX COUNTY SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF 

POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. 

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