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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

542 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN        

  HALIFAX COUNTY. UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED 

  ALONG HIGHWAY 561...HIGHWAY 4...HIGHWAY 481 AND INTERSTATE 95 OVER 

  CENTRAL AND WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM.



* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE LITTLETON...GLENVIEW... 

  ENFIELD AND HALIFAX. LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 258 ARE REPORTING     

  WATER ON THE ROAD AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND ENFIELD AND   

  OVER WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



THOSE LIVING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS 

CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. 



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...TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN.



&&



LAT...LON 3637 7758 3633 7758 3631 7757 3631 7745

      3613 7766 3615 7768 3614 7789 3619 7794

      3619 7797 3618 7798 3619 7800 3628 7795

      3644 7792 3650 7789



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