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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

435 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2002





A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF... 

SCOTLAND...HOKE...ANSON...CUMBERLAND...SAMPSON...STANLY...

MONTGOMERY...MOORE...HARNETT...WAYNE...LEE...JOHNSTON...WILSON...

CHATHAM...RANDOLPH...DAVIDSON...WAKE...EDGECOMBE...NASH...DURHAM...

ORANGE...ALAMANCE...GUILFORD...FORSYTH...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...

VANCE...PERSON...GRANVILLE...WARREN AND RICHMOND UNTIL 1000 AM EDT...



AN AREA OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS A 

LARGE PART OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 8 AM.  MOST PLACES

HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN SINCE LATE TUESDAY 

MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 8 AM MAY SEE A QUICK BURST OF RAIN 

WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH FALLING IN LESS THAN AN 

HOUR. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL QUICKLY 

RUN OFF INTO STREAMS AND CREEKS...RESULTING IN RAPIDLY RISING WATER 

LEVELS. 



THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING 

QUICKLY NORTHWARD. THUS...THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE CANCELED BEFORE MID 

MORNING.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER 

GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO 

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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