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WGUS52 KRAH 121915

FFWRAH

NCC151-122215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

312 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT



* AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH      

  COUNTY. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE          

  SOUTHWEST PORTION OF RANDOLPH COUNTY IN THE PAST HOUR AND AN       

  ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE NEW HOPE...ULAH AND

  MARTHA.



LOCATIONS NEAR HIGHWAY 49 ALONG THE UWHARRIE RIVER ARE ESPECIALLY 

VULNERABLE TO FLOODING IN THIS EVENT.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING OR LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. THOSE LIVING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS

SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK

ACTION.



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.



LAT...LON 3571 7984 3551 7985 3551 8005 3571 8007



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