

000 

WGUS72 KRAH 202048

FFSRAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

439 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008



NCC051-085-202330-

/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080620T2330Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CUMBERLAND NC-HARNETT NC-

439 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHERN HARNETT AND NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...



AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS 

OF NORTHERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHERN HOKE COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR HAS 

INDICATED AS MUCH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR 

IN EXTREME SOUTHERN HARNETT COUNTY AND NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 

AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 530 PM.



LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE POPE AFB...SPRING       

LAKE... AND FORT BRAGG.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RALEIGH.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY

EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.



LAT...LON 3517 7910 3520 7910 3529 7915 3542 7879

      3525 7861 3517 7867 3506 7902

TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 180DEG 0KT 3522 7892



$$



BSD

