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WGUS52 KRAH 161251

FFWRAH

NCC167-161415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

847 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND 

MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER STANLY COUNTY THROUGH MID MORNING. ONE TO TWO 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR AT SOME LOCATIONS... 

AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY BE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM.

FLOODING MAY BE EXPECTED ON SMALLER STREAMS DRAINING INTO THE ROCKY 

RIVER...INCLUDING BEAR AND LONG CREEKS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...RICHFIELD...PLYLER...NORWOOD...

LOCUST...BADIN...ALBEMARLE.



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.



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

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE

AREAS OR NEARBY FLOODING CREEKS AND STREAM SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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