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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

633 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008



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SCOTLAND NC-ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-

633 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR

RICHMOND...ANSON AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES...



AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 

4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN OVER SECTIONS OF SCOTLAND 

AND ANSON COUNTIES SINCE 330 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...AND LAURINBURG.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 730 PM EDT...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN RICHMOND 

AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RALEIGH.



LAT...LON 3480 7967 3480 7969 3481 8027 3482 8033

      3508 8029 3510 7968 3485 7934 3483 7934

      3481 7936 3479 7936 3466 7942 3463 7945

TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 180DEG 0KT 3483 7968



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