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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

940 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR RICHMOND COUNTY 

UNTIL 10 PM EDT...



AT 940 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

NORTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY HAVE DIMINISHED.



THE 911 CENTER IN RICHMOND COUNTY HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF HIGH 

WATER OR FLOODING IN NORTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY.  THEREFORE...THE 

WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM.



HOWEVER... LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK NORTHWEST OF ELLERBE...AND NAKED 

CREEK EAST OF NORMAN WILL LIKELY NEAR BANKFULL.  PEOPLE NEAR THESE 

CREEKS NEED TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS THROUGH 1030 PM.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY THREATEN RICHMOND COUNTY 

AFTER 10 PM.  IF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS OVER THE COUNTY... THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED.



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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