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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

529 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT



* AT 526 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN

  ALAMANCE COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE MEBANE...GRAHAM...ELON

  COLLEGE AND BURLINGTON.



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.



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY AREAS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS OR

NEAR FLOODING CREEKS AND STREAM SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 3623 7926 3600 7926 3599 7927 3595 7927

      3597 7953 3614 7953 3623 7953 3624 7954



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