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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 27 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NASH AND HALIFAX

   COUNTIES TIL 145 PM...



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH

   CAROLINA...



SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN

NASH AND HALIFAX COUNTIES...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL NEAR   

AVENTON...ENFIELD...AND GLENVIEW. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE PAST THREE HOURS

HAVE AVERAGED BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES.



THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY CAUSE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO 

EXCEED THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD SOME ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT 

NORTHERN NASH AND HALIFAX COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE THREAT OF 

FLOODING.



THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE BEING 

PRODUCED BY A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE 

SOUTHEAST COMBINED WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE 

CAROLINAS. 



LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE 

HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOW IN A LINE OVER THE SAME SPOT. 



EVERYONE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR

WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY. IF THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO REPEAT 

OR TRAIN OVER THE REGION...FLASH FLOODING COULD QUICKLY RESULT. BE 

READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A 

WARNING IS ISSUED.  



REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE A VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS

THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR

TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY... THEN MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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