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WGUS82 KRAH 231848
FLSRAH

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
248 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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HARNETT NC-
248 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...
  HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER HARNETT COUNTY. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER TWO INCHES PER HOUR BETWEEN
LILLINGTON AND DUNN.  THE HARNETT REGIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED OVER ONE
AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 200 PM. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY
SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVER
THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 330 PM.

* 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...LILLINGTON...ANGIER AND DUNN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 7907 3553 7875 3552 7869 3544 7861
      3536 7856 3534 7853 3532 7853 3530 7858
      3528 7858 3525 7862 3527 7872 3527 7879
      3524 7888

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