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Flood Statement
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WGUS82 KRAH 182346
FLSRAH

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
746 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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WAYNE NC-
746 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN

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

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WAYNE COUNTY. DOPPLER
  RADAR ESTIMATED THAT FROM ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY... INCLUDING ON THE EAST SIDE
  OF THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO... AND NEAR SEVEN SPRINGS.

* 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...GOLDSBORO...MOUNT OLIVE...FREMONT AND WALNUT
  CREEK.

AT 700 PM A COCORAHS OBSERVER ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF GOLDSBORO
REPORTED 0.78 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
COUNTY... WHICH COULD RESULT IN STREET FLOODING. COUNTY OFFICIALS
REPORTED NO FLOODING AT THIS TIME... HOWEVER IF THIS HEAVY RAIN
FALLS OVER THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO... SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IS
LIKELY. CREEKS LEADING INTO THE NEUSE RIVER AND LITTLE RIVER MAY
EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7791
      3517 7798 3519 7805 3518 7807 3519 7816
      3521 7817 3522 7824 3529 7830 3532 7828
      3535 7816 3542 7816 3560 7805 3558 7800
      3559 7782 3537 7780

$$

GIH
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
