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WGUS71 KGYX 110112

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

912 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008



NHC009-013-110200-

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MERRIMACK NH-GRAFTON NH-

912 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR

EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GRAFTON AND NORTH CENTRAL MERRIMACK COUNTIES...



AMATEUR RADIO HAS PROVIDED SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLOODING NEAR 

FRANKLIN. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS MOVING NORTH AND EAST...AN 

ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1000 PM. IN 

ADDITION...STREAMS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WASHED OUT ROADWAYS.



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.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 4359 7184 4362 7175 4358 7173 4358 7172

      4356 7173 4350 7167 4343 7162 4343 7178

      4354 7185



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