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WGUS72 KRAH 190401

FFSRAH

NCZ073-190600-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1201 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR BIG BEAR CREEK IN 

WESTERN STANLY COUNTY HAS NOW EXPIRED...



THOUGH FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEDE THE REMAINDER OF 

TONIGHT...SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED ALONG 

BIG BEAR CREEK THAT RUNS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF 

ALBEMARLE IN WESTERN STANLY COUNTY.



PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BIG BEAR CREEK ARE ADVISED TO BE ESPECIALLY 

CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF 

FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 

THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 

ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN FLOWING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 



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