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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

1032 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



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WAKE NC-

1032 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY...



AT 1025 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

GARNER ROAD HAD BEEN CLOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IN 

ADDITION...WATER HAS BACKED UP...CAUSING TRAFFIC DELAYS AT THE 

INTERSTATE 40/440 INTERSECTION IN SOUTHEAST RALEIGH. 



RAINFALL HAS EXCEEDED 3 INCHES OVER SOME AREAS THIS MORNING. THE 

RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF SOMEWHAT LATE THIS MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.



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

CARY...AND GARNER.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RALEIGH.



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LAT...LON 3597 7851 3582 7827 3570 7848 3565 7854

      3575 7894 3586 7890 3586 7883 3591 7881

      3592 7879 3591 7876 3595 7872 3599 7870



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