Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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FLSRAH

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

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RICHMOND NC-SCOTLAND NC-
530 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...
  RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 528 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SCOTLAND AND
  RICHMOND COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER AN INCH OF
  RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR.

* 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...LAURINBURG...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET AND HOFFMAN.


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 3466 7951 3480 7968 3480 7988 3481 7992
      3485 7990 3490 7985 3495 7987 3518 7978
      3516 7962 3512 7957 3507 7958 3506 7948
      3494 7935 3482 7935 3478 7933 3464 7945

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