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WGUS72 KRAH 122135

FFSRAH

NCC069-122230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

531 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004



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



AT 527 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER FRANKLIN 

COUNTY. NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN RECORDED BY SPOTTERS NEAR 

FRANKLINTON. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE 

NEXT 30 MINUTES. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG 

ROADS...CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH 630 PM...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN 

AND CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY.



LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLASH FLOODING 

INCLUDE...LOUISBURG....JUSTICE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER

THAN IT APPEARS. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO

SWEEP MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



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