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WGUS72 KRAH 280730

FFSRAH

NCZ088-089-280915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

325 AM EDT WED AUG 28 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 

400 AM AND FOR SAMPSON COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM...



AT 325 AM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW AREAS OF RAIN PASSING SOUTH-TO-NORTH OVER SAMPSON COUNTY... 

PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY ONE-AND-A-HALF INCHES PER HOUR. 

RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM INDICATE 2 TO 4 

INCH TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND CENTRAL SAMPSON 

COUNTY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES JUST 

SOUTHEAST OF ROSEBORO. REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF EVACUATIONS OF 

SEVERAL FAMILIES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY... AND SAMPSON COUNTY REPORTS 

WATER ON ROADS IN ROSEBORO AND CLINTON.



THE THREAT CONTINUES FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SAMPSON COUNTY... AS AREAS OF 

RAIN AND STORMS PASS REPEATEDLY OVER THE COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE 

TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY 530 AM... AND MORE PROFOUND 

FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND CREEKS MAY OCCUR BEFORE DAYBREAK.



WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS EXITED CUMBERLAND COUNTY FOR THE 

MOMENT... THE WATER ON THE ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE SLOW 

TO RECEDE. THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 400 AM... 

HOWEVER WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN ARRIVING LATER TODAY... PEOPLE ACROSS 

THE COUNTY SHOULD STAY ON GUARD AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION 

IF NECESSARY.



MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER 

COVERS THE ROAD. INSTEAD... TURN AROUND AND SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. 

JUST A FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN FLOAT MOST VEHICLES... 

INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND LAW 

ENFORCEMENT BARRICADES... AS THE ROAD AHEAD MAY BE WASHED OUT.



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