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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

747 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ANSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

  RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT



* AT 736 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER RICHMOND AND EASTERN ANSON

  COUNTIES.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE ROCKINGHAM...HOFFMAN... 

CORDOVA AND HAMLET.



HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE PEE DEE RIVER. AREAS MOST 

THREATENED IN ANSON COUNTY ARE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PEE DEE RIVER 

NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 74. IN RICHMOND COUNTY... ROCKINGHAM AND 

AREAS WEST ON HIGHWAY 74 AND SOUTH OF TOWARD NORTH CAROLINA 177 ARE 

LIKELY TO BE MOST IMPACTED. HOWEVER HEAVY RAINS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF 

DRIFTING TOWARD HAMLET.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THIS DANGER 

THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. EVEN AFTER HEAVY RAINS HAVE 

ENDED...FLOODING CAN TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE. REMEMBER DEBRIS CAN 

BE LEFT BEHIND BY FLOOD WATERS AND BE A HAZARD TO TRAVEL.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING OR LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. THOSE LIVING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS

SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK

ACTION.



LAT...LON 3482 7994 3509 7998 3517 7985 3517 7967

      3515 7964 3516 7960 3507 7957 3506 7950

      3504 7946 3499 7957 3497 7958 3490 7957

      3485 7966 3482 7979 3481 7992



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