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FFSRAH

NCC057-081-151-167-081800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1230 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN

GUILFORD...EASTERN DAVIDSON...WESTERN RANDOLPH AND EASTERN STANLY 

COUNTIES UNTIL 2PM...



AT 1229 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM 

THOMASVILLE SOUTH TO DENTON. HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 

ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THOMASVILLE AS 

WELL AS WESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY. RAIN IS TAPERING OFF OVER STANLY 

COUNTY HOWEVER MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS BETWEEN AQUADALE AND NORWOOD 

ARE STILL FLOODING.  



LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...THOMASVILLE. 



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.



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