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WGUS52 KRAH 300059

FFWRAH

NCC153-300230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

857 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 857 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER RICHMOND COUNTY.



* ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLOODING AROUND...

  ROCKINGHAM

  HAMLET

  EAST ROCKINGHAM



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT 

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 



REPORT FLOODING AND FLOOD DAMAGES TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY 

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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