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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081146

FFWRAH

NCC123-167-081500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

741 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT



* AT 741 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN STANLY COUNTIES.    

  THROUGH 11 AM RAINFALL RATES WILL REMAIN AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR.   

  TWO BANDS OF RAIN...ONE MOVING FROM TUCKERTOWN TO NORWOOD WILL     

  CAUSE FLOODING THROUGH 9 AM. A SECOND BAND OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING    

  NORTH OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL IMPACT THE AREA BY 900 AM. THESE  

  2 SHOTS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. LAW  

  ENFORCEMENT IS REPORTING SEVERAL ROADS BEING CLOSED NEAR MOUNT     

  GILEAD. 



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING AROUND...

  ALBEMARLE...

  TROY...

  MOUNT GILEAD...

  LIBERTY HILL...

  NORWOOD...

  WADEVILLE...



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.



NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR STORM DRAINS OR NEAR FLOODED CREEKS

AND STREAMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CREATE RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER THAT

CAN EASILY SWEEP A CHILD DOWNSTREAM. THE BANKS OF MANY CREEKS AND

STREAMS MAY ALSO BE WEAKENED AND PRONE TO COLLAPSE.



LAT...LON 3548 7985 3517 7981 3514 8026 3550 8024



$$



04

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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081146

FFWRAH

NCC123-167-081500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

741 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT



* AT 741 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN STANLY COUNTIES.    

  THROUGH 11 AM RAINFALL RATES WILL REMAIN AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR.   

  TWO BANDS OF RAIN...ONE MOVING FROM TUCKERTOWN TO NORWOOD WILL     

  CAUSE FLOODING THROUGH 9 AM. A SECOND BAND OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING    

  NORTH OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL IMPACT THE AREA BY 900 AM. THESE  

  2 SHOTS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. LAW  

  ENFORCEMENT IS REPORTING SEVERAL ROADS BEING CLOSED NEAR MOUNT     

  GILEAD. 



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING AROUND...

  ALBEMARLE...

  TROY...

  MOUNT GILEAD...

  LIBERTY HILL...

  NORWOOD...

  WADEVILLE...



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.



NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR STORM DRAINS OR NEAR FLOODED CREEKS

AND STREAMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CREATE RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER THAT

CAN EASILY SWEEP A CHILD DOWNSTREAM. THE BANKS OF MANY CREEKS AND

STREAMS MAY ALSO BE WEAKENED AND PRONE TO COLLAPSE.



LAT...LON 3548 7985 3517 7981 3514 8026 3550 8024



$$



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