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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

353 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



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SCOTLAND NC-HOKE NC-MOORE NC-LEE NC-RICHMOND NC-

353 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT FOR

RICHMOND...LEE...MOORE...HOKE AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES...



AT 348 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 

RICHMOND... SCOTLAND... LEE... MOORE... AND HOKE COUNTIES. THIS 

INCLUDES AREAS FROM HAMLET AND ROCKINGHAM THROUGH LAURINBURG... 

SOUTHERN PINES... AND RAEFORD. THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR... 

WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY BEFORE THE BAND FINALLY 

LIFTS OUT OF THE WARNED AREA LATER THIS MORNING. 



FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN RAEFORD AND AT SEVERAL OTHER 

LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.



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 3463 7945 3480 7967 3483 7991 3490 7985

      3505 7988 3512 7993 3511 8003 3517 7984

      3516 7961 3527 7971 3550 7976 3551 7935

      3562 7913 3560 7908 3552 7900 3527 7922

      3519 7909 3494 7904 3483 7923 3483 7933



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