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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

827 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 827 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WAKE COUNTY.

VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS PRODUCING UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOURS 

TIME ARE EXPECTED.



*LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE RALEIGH...APEX...AND CARY. STREAMS WHICH 

WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE SWIFT CREEK...MIDDLE CREEK...WALNUT 

CREEK...AND CRABTREE CREEK.



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

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING OR LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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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