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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081603

FFWRAH

NCC081-081900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1200 PM 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 300 PM EDT



* AT NOON EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY  

  HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY. A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH    

  HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM WEST GREENSBORO SOUTH TO HIGH POINT AND  

  WADESBORO WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES UP TO    

  ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF WEST    

  GREENSBORO WILL WORSEN. 



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING AROUND...

  GREENSBORO...

  HIGH POINT...

  SUMMERFIELD...

  INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF GREENSBORO...



SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK IS BEGINNING TO THREATEN APARTMENTS IN THE 

ASHLEY CREEK AREA. LOCATIONS FROM MERRITT DRIVE TO HOLDEN 

ROAD...PINECROFT ROAD AND HIGHWAY 29 COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 

FURTHER DOWNSTREAM WATER WILL RISE IN AND AROUND LATHAM PARK. 

 

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.



LAT...LON 3624 7972 3591 7973 3591 8004 3627 8004



$$



04

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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 081603

FFWRAH

NCC081-081900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1200 PM 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 300 PM EDT



* AT NOON EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY  

  HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY. A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH    

  HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM WEST GREENSBORO SOUTH TO HIGH POINT AND  

  WADESBORO WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES UP TO    

  ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF WEST    

  GREENSBORO WILL WORSEN. 



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING AROUND...

  GREENSBORO...

  HIGH POINT...

  SUMMERFIELD...

  INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF GREENSBORO...



SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK IS BEGINNING TO THREATEN APARTMENTS IN THE 

ASHLEY CREEK AREA. LOCATIONS FROM MERRITT DRIVE TO HOLDEN 

ROAD...PINECROFT ROAD AND HIGHWAY 29 COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 

FURTHER DOWNSTREAM WATER WILL RISE IN AND AROUND LATHAM PARK. 

 

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.



LAT...LON 3624 7972 3591 7973 3591 8004 3627 8004



$$



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