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WGUS72 KRAH 010352

FFSRAH

NCC123-010415-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1147 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2003



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY 

COUNTY HAS NOW EXPIRED.  HOWEVER...RESIDUAL FLOODING ALONG CREEKS 

AND ON HIGHWAYS MAY STILL BE ONGOING TONIGHT AND RESIDENTS AND 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. 



AREAS HAVING THE MOST RAIN EARLIER TONIGHT INCLUDED THE TOWN OF 

PEKIN AND ALONG THICKETY CREEK AND HIGHWAY 731 IN THE CENTRAL 

SOUTHERN PORTION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.  THE TOWN OF CHIP REPORTED 

ABOUT 2.2 INCHES OF RAIN.  RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED 3 TO 4 INCHES 

POSSIBLY HAVING OCCURRED IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 



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

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING 

WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



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. 

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