WGUS72 KRAH 062236
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
633 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

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SCOTLAND NC-ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-
633 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
RICHMOND...ANSON AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES...

AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 
4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN OVER SECTIONS OF SCOTLAND 
AND ANSON COUNTIES SINCE 330 PM.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...AND LAURINBURG.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH 730 PM EDT...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN RICHMOND 
AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
RALEIGH.

LAT...LON 3480 7967 3480 7969 3481 8027 3482 8033
      3508 8029 3510 7968 3485 7934 3483 7934
      3481 7936 3479 7936 3466 7942 3463 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 180DEG 0KT 3483 7968

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