

000 

WGUS52 KRAH 122130

FFWRAH

NCC135-130030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

527 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER ORANGE COUNTY. OVER TWO INCHES OF   

  RAIN FALLEN NEAR HILLSBOROUGH AND ADDITIONAL SLOW MOVING           

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL         

  RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF      

  TIME. HEAVILY URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS CHAPEL HILL WILL BE          

  VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE HILLSBOROUGH...CHAPEL

  HILL AND CARRBORO.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY ROADS AND

INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD THREATENING MOTORISTS.

WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3623 7896 3607 7898 3586 7902 3586 7915

      3587 7924 3592 7926 3624 7926



$$



JFB

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000 

WGUS52 KRAH 122130

FFWRAH

NCC135-130030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

527 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER ORANGE COUNTY. OVER TWO INCHES OF   

  RAIN FALLEN NEAR HILLSBOROUGH AND ADDITIONAL SLOW MOVING           

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL         

  RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF      

  TIME. HEAVILY URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS CHAPEL HILL WILL BE          

  VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE HILLSBOROUGH...CHAPEL

  HILL AND CARRBORO.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY ROADS AND

INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD THREATENING MOTORISTS.

WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3623 7896 3607 7898 3586 7902 3586 7915

      3587 7924 3592 7926 3624 7926



$$



JFB

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