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WGUS52 KRAH 141759

FFWRAH

NCC063-085-101-183-142000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

155 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 400 PM EDT



* AT 155 PM EDT...LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY

  HEAVY RAIN ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS DURHAM...WAKE... 

  JOHNSTON AND HARNETT COUNTIES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKE   

  FOREST...SMITHFIELD...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FUQUAY-VARINA... 

  DURHAM...DUNN...CLAYTON...CARY AND ANGIER.



THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND 

UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. STORM DRAINS ARE

PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND CAN QUICKLY PULL A CHILD UNDER WATER.



LAT...LON 3623 7883 3608 7881 3600 7849 3594 7840

      3571 7819 3559 7811 3534 7817 3527 7838

      3528 7861 3524 7889 3518 7908 3530 7920

      3556 7894 3562 7898 3586 7892 3587 7901

      3622 7895



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