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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1002 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1200 PM EDT



* VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER STANLY COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY. 

RAINFALL RANGING BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD OVER 

THE ENTIRE COUNTY DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF BRIDGES ON 

LONG...BEAR...AND TOWN CREEKS AS WELL AS SMALLER STREAMS IS LIKELY. 

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



SOME TOWNS WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  RICHFIELD.

  PLYLER.

  NORWOOD.

  LOCUST.

  BADIN.

  ALBEMARLE.



IN ALBEMARLE...TOWN CREEK IS SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING AND CAN CAUSE 

FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 52 DOWNTOWN. FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY AROUND 

DELCO PLAZA AND FROM COLONIAL DRIVE TO QUENBY MALL.



HARDY AND UGLY CREEKS IN SOUTHERN STANLY COUNTY JUST WEST OF NORWOOD 

ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. BRIDGES IN THE ZION CHURCH ROAD AREA 

NEAR COTTONVILLE EASILY FLOOD FROM RAPIDLY RISING WATER.  



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.



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