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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1110 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT



* AT 1110 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    

  A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH RAINFALL RATES OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR 

  EXTENDING FROM ROXBORO TO SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA. THIS BAND OF HEAVY  

  RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ALL OF PERSON COUNTY INCLUDING   

  ROXBORO THROUGH 1230 PM. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 3 INCHES   

  ARE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN FLOODING OF ROADS AND CREEKS.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING AROUND...

  CONCORD...

  CUNNINGHAM...

  GORDONTON...

  PEEDS STORE...

  ROXBORO...

  SURL...

  WOODSDALE...



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REPORTING A FEW ROADS BEING CLOSED IN 

ROXBORO DUE TO RISING WATER. MANY STORM DRAINS ARE BACKING UP AND 

FLOODING IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN TOWN.  



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.



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.





LAT...LON 3655 7880 3623 7880 3624 7916 3656 7915



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