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WGUS72 KRAH 122127

FFSRAH

NCC153-165-122215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

525 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SCOTLAND AND RICHMOND

COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE FINALLY MOVING OUT

OF RICHMOND COUNTY AS OF 515 PM. HOWEVER... NEW THUNDERSTORMS

WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE RICHMOND AND SCOTLAND

COUNTY LINE FROM JUST WEST OF LAUREL HILL TO CAMP MCCALL. THESE

STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 



FLOODING OF SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS OCCURRED AROUND 510 PM IN HAMLET

AND ROCKINGHAM. IN ADDITION FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER NORTHERN

SCOTLAND COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 15/501 NEAR NORTHWEST OF WAGRAM. RADAR 

INDICATED THAT 3 TO 4 THUNDERSTORMS TRAINED OVER THE SAME AREAS

PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR...

ACROSS AREAS FROM HAMLET TO CAMP MCCALL BETWEEN 415 PM AND 500 PM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES, DIPS, OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER TRY

TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER, MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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