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WGUS72 KRAH 280100

FFSRAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

900 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



NCC063-135-145-280315-

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DURHAM NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-

900 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR

PERSON...EASTERN ORANGE AND DURHAM COUNTIES...



AT 858 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

CONTINUOUS REDEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN DURHAM AND CENTRAL PERSON 

COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING 

FROM NORTH DURHAM TO BAHAMA... AND FROM ROXBORO TO NEAR ROUGEMONT. 

THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROXBORO... 

SURL... ROUGEMONT... BAHAMA... NORTH DURHAM CITY. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3655 7900 3655 7890 3592 7880 3591 7906

      3652 7916 3655 7915 3655 7914 3655 7901



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