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WGUS72 KRAH 170055

FFSRAH

NCC051-170145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

854 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND 

COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...



AT 845 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED STREAM FLOODING JUST SOUTH OF 

ROCKFISH ROAD NEAR HOPE MILLS. ROCKFISH CREEK AND SEVERAL OF ITS 

TRIBUTARIES ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. SEVERAL HOMES HAVE BEEN 

EVACUATED ON HALLWOOD DRIVE. SOME OTHER ROADS IN THE HOPE MILLS AREA 

THAT HAVE FLOODED INCLUDE HACKBERRY ROAD...CAMERON ROAD...DOMINIQUE 

ROAD...ACHILLES ROAD...AND AHOSKIE ROAD. A MUDSLIDE OCCURRED AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF RAEFORD ROAD AND CLIFFDALE ROAD. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.



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