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WGUS82 KRAH 200953
FLSRAH

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
553 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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HOKE NC-MOORE NC-
553 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR
  FLOODING IN...
  HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 900 AM EDT

* AT 550 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOORE AND HOKE COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR
  ESTIMATED THAT OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR...
  AND AREAS NEAR SOUTHERN PINES AND PINEHURST HAVE RECEIVED 2 TO 3
  INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
  OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND
  AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR
  FLOODING INCLUDE...CARTHAGE...RAEFORD...SOUTHERN PINES...
  ABERDEEN...ANTIOCH AND PINEHURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...COUNTRY
ROADS...AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3483 7934 3494 7935 3497 7937 3506 7948
      3507 7958 3512 7957 3519 7965 3529 7972
      3551 7976 3552 7935 3549 7934 3547 7936
      3535 7927 3531 7919 3527 7922 3519 7910
      3513 7911 3496 7903 3483 7919

$$

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