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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1030 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH 

CAROLINA THROUGH 600 PM...



MOIST AIR FLOW FROM THE ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

COMBINED WITH A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL

NORTH CAROLINA...WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE

EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. AREAS

THAT HAD HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...INCLUDING

MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE...THE TRIAD...AND AREAS

EAST OF INTERSTATE 95...WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO

FLOODING IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS.



THE RAIN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST OVER THE 

COASTAL PLAIN... MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-95. HOWEVER...LOCALLY

HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.



MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. ANY HEAVY RAIN IS 

LIKELY TO PRODUCE STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND 

NEAR CONSTRUCTION ZONES...WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR. MOST DEATHS FROM

FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE 

WATER COVERS THE ROAD...AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... 

OR CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV .

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