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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1100 PM EDT THU AUG 29 2002



A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN 

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA:  SCOTLAND... HOKE... CUMBERLAND... 

SAMPSON... HARNETT... WAYNE... JOHNSTON... WILSON... WAKE... 

EDGECOMBE... NASH... FRANKLIN... HALIFAX... VANCE... GRANVILLE... 

AND WARREN. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM FRIDAY MORNING.



A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR HEAVY 

SHOWERS OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY. 

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN 

THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT... AND SOME SPOTS MAY SEE TOTALS OF TWO TO 

FOUR INCHES.



MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SEVERAL 

INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN THESE AREAS WHERE THE SOIL 

IS ALREADY NEARLY SATURATED... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO 

RUN OFF QUICKLY... RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW 

SPOTS ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS... AS WELL AS RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND 

STREAMS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT 

TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. BE ESPECIALLY 

CAREFUL DRIVING AT NIGHT... AS FLOODED ROADWAYS ARE MORE DIFFICULT 

TO SEE AT NIGHT. IF A FLOODED ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED... DONT TAKE 

CHANCES. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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