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NCC057-067-081-272115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

308 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DAVIDSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  FORSYTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 515 PM EDT



* AT 308 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER EASTERN FORSYTH...WESTERN GUILFORD AND NORTHERN 

  DAVIDSON COUNTIES. A STORM SPOTTER IN WALLBURG NEAR THE FORSYTH

  DAVIDSON COUNTY LINE REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 1 PM.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

  THOMASVILLE...LEXINGTON...KERNERSVILLE...HIGH POINT. FLOODING

  ALONG SPURGEON CREEK...SMITH CREEK AND ABBOTTS CREEK WILL OCCUR.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3569 8029 3570 8032 3572 8033 3572 8037

      3624 8010 3625 8009 3624 7988 3593 7993

      3592 8004 3588 8006 3567 8007



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