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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

528 AM EDT SUN SEP 15 2002



A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY.



DURING THE DAYBREAK HOURS...RAINFALL WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD AND 

HEAVIEST IN THE SANDHILLS AND EASTERN PIEDMONT...AN AREA 

ENCOMPASSING LAURINBURG AND RAEFORD TO LILLINGTON TO WEST OF RALEIGH 

TO BURLINGTON...ASHEBORO...TROY...AND WADESBORO.  IN THIS AREA... 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE 

COMMON.  LOCALLY INTENSE BURSTS OF RAINFALL WITH HOURLY RATES TO 

NEAR 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM SCOTLAND AND 

HOKE TO LEE AND WESTERN HARNETT COUNTIES.  



ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE NUMEROUS IN THE WESTERN HALF 

BETWEEN THE TRIAD AND TOWARD CHARLOTTE.  EAST OF RALEIGH AND 

FAYETTEVILLE...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST 

LATER THIS MORNING.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.





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