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WGUS52 KRAH 301531

FFWRAH

NCC083-127-185-301700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  EASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 100 PM EDT



* AT 1130 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

THAT RAINFALL RANGING BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS. THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN HAS BEEN WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH 100 PM. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE 

WARNED AREA INCLUDE ROANOKE RAPIDS...ARCOLA...LITTLETON...CASTALIA 

AND SPRING HOPE.



FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG FISHING CREEK...LITTLE FISHING CREEK... 

SWIFT CREEK AND STONY CREEK AS WELL AS ANY SMALLER STREAMS IN THE 

AREA. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND AVOID FLOODED ROADS.



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