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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

504 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  SOUTHEAST GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT



* AT 500 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A PERSISTENT RAIN BAND WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY VERY HEAVY    

  RAINFALL TRAINING OVER SOUTHEASTERN GUILFORD...  ALAMANCE...       

  RANDOLPH AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST 

  FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5    

  INCHES PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES IS    

  EXPECTED BEFORE THE RAINFALL TAPERS OFF. CURRENTLY... THE HEAVIEST 

  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF  

  GREENSBORO. 

 

* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE TROY...SEAGROVE...

  RANDLEMAN...MCLEANSVILLE...GRAHAM...ELON COLLEGE...ELDORADO...

  BURLINGTON...BISCOE AND ASHEBORO.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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 3584 7932 3584 7954 3552 7956 3551 7978

      3527 7972 3517 7962 3518 7986 3514 8006

      3537 8005 3551 8007 3590 8000 3624 7953

      3624 7928



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