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WGUS52 KRAH 301653

FFWRAH

NCC083-185-301830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1250 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  EASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 230 PM EDT



* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NASH COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



* AT 1250 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA 

DURING THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS. THE RAIN IS MOVING NORTH VERY SLOWLY 

AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH 230 PM. 



THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN LIES BETWEEN WARRENTON AND INTERSTATE 

95...WHICH INCLUDES ROANOKE RAPIDS AND THE TOWNS OF LITTLETON AND 

ARCOLA. SHOCCO CREEK...FISHING CREEK...LITTLE FISHING CREEK AND 

REEDY CREEK WILL LIKELY FLOOD...AS WELL AS SMALLER STREAMS IN THE 

VICINITY.



ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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LAT...LON 3648 7770 3615 7782 3624 7817 3656 7812



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