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WGUS72 KRAH 151239

FFSRAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

835 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008



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CUMBERLAND NC-

835 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR

CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY...



AT 828 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT  

FLOWING FLOOD WATERS IN DOWNTOWN FAYETTEVILLE. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL 

WILL BE ENDING IN THE WARNED AREA IN NEXT 20 MINUTES...FLOODING

OF STREETS ALONG CROSS CREEK IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL CONTINUE 

UNTIL THE FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO RECEDE. 



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 MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3514 7878 3498 7876 3500 7899 3512 7900

TIME...MOT...LOC 1235Z 180DEG 0KT 3506 7888



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