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WGUS72 KRAH 192328

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

720 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005



NCZ022-023-200015-

ALAMANCE-GUILFORD-

720 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GUILFORD 

AND NORTHERN ALAMANCE COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM...



HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...BUT DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE HEADWATERS OF THE HAW RIVER 

DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. AS SUCH...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 

DOWNSTREAM FOR ANOTHER 2 TO 3 HOURS. PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE HAW 

RIVER AND ITS REEDY FORK TRIBUTARY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 

40...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER. BE PREPARED TO TAKE 

ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



FLOODING ON THE ROAD IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 

CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER AND ALL HAZARDS RADIO FOR THE LATEST 

INFORMATION.



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