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WGUS72 KRAH 180257

FFSRAH

NCC057-180415-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1051 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL DAVIDSON

COUNTY...



AT 1047 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER

CENTRAL DAVIDSON COUNTY MAINLY OVER LEXINGTON...LINWOOD...FREEZOR 

AND SOUTHMONT.



LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...LEXINGTON AND 

SURROUNDING AREAS.



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.



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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