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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081246

FFWRAH

NCC081-081600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

843 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1200 PM EDT



* AT 843 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN OVER GUILFORD COUNTY EXTENDING FROM HIGH POINT NORTH TO 

  THE AIRPORT AND STOKESDALE. RAINFALL RATES ARE BETWEEN 1 TO 2      

  INCHES PER HOUR. ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM         

  ALBEMARLE SOUTH INTO SOUTH CAROLINA WILL REACH THE AREA AROUND 10  

  AM WHICH WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SOME ROADS ARE        

  CURRENTLY BEING CLOSED IN HIGH POINT. 



* HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING AROUND...  

  GREENSBORO...

  HIGH POINT...

  STOKESDALE...

  SUMMERFIELD...

  INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF GREENSBORO...



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 3624 7965 3589 7967 3590 8008 3625 8003



$$



04

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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081246

FFWRAH

NCC081-081600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

843 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1200 PM EDT



* AT 843 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN OVER GUILFORD COUNTY EXTENDING FROM HIGH POINT NORTH TO 

  THE AIRPORT AND STOKESDALE. RAINFALL RATES ARE BETWEEN 1 TO 2      

  INCHES PER HOUR. ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM         

  ALBEMARLE SOUTH INTO SOUTH CAROLINA WILL REACH THE AREA AROUND 10  

  AM WHICH WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SOME ROADS ARE        

  CURRENTLY BEING CLOSED IN HIGH POINT. 



* HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING AROUND...  

  GREENSBORO...

  HIGH POINT...

  STOKESDALE...

  SUMMERFIELD...

  INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF GREENSBORO...



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 3624 7965 3589 7967 3590 8008 3625 8003



$$



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