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WGUS72 KRAH 180456

FFSRAH

NCC081-180530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004



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

COUNTY...



AT 1246 AM EDT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS REPORTING MAJOR FLOODING ALONG 

NUMEROUS STREETS AND CREEKS IN GREENSBORO INCLUDING PORTIONS OF 

BUFFALO CREEK IN AND AROUND MAPLEWOOD LANE...FRIENDLY 

AVENUE...LATHAM PARK...HIGHWAY 220 AND ELM STREET. RAINFALL WILL END 

OVER THE AREA BY 115 AM...HOWEVER MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE 

TO RISE AND ARE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MOST CREEKS AND 

STREAMS SHOULD CREST WITHIN THE HOUR. SEVERAL EVACUATIONS HAVE 

OCCURRED ALONG WITH WATER RESCUES. 



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. 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. 



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WGUS72 KRAH 180549

FFSRAH

NCC081-180630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CENTRAL GUILFORD COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE...



RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND MOST GAGES ALONG BUFFALO 

CREEK HAVE CRESTED AND ARE BEGINNING TO FALL. HOWEVER...FLOODING 

CONTINUES ALONG MANY ROADS ALONG BUFFALO CREEK IN THE MAPLEWOOD LANE 

AND LATHAM PARK AREAS. WATER LEVELS IN THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO 

FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



WATER LEVELS CONTINUED TO RISE ALONG SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK FROM 

RANDLEMAN ROAD TO ELM STREET...HOWEVER NO MAJOR FLOODING WAS BEING 

REPORTED. WATER LEVELS WERE ALSO RISING ALONG NORTH BUFFALO CREEK 

NEAR CHURCH STREET. THESE WATERS LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER 

THE NEXT HOUR. 



REMEMBER...EVEN THOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FLOOD 

DEATHS CAN STILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY IN AUTOMOBILES. 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. 



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