Flood Statement
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
420 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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HALIFAX NC-
420 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN

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

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 419 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTH CENTRAL HALIFAX
  COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
  OVER ROANOKE RAPIDS DURING THE PAST 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...HALIFAX AND ROANOKE RAPIDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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.

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

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LAT...LON 3649 7764 3645 7762 3641 7754 3637 7754
      3635 7758 3632 7757 3631 7753 3633 7744
      3629 7741 3628 7762 3631 7772 3640 7779
      3649 7778 3648 7776

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