Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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HALIFAX NC-
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN

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

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 426 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL HALIFAX
COUNTY.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT NEALY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN OVER THE WESTERN AREAS OF ROANOKE RAPIDS IN THE PAST TWO
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...HALIFAX AND ROANOKE RAPIDS.  A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3645 7762 3641 7754 3637 7754 3635 7758
      3631 7756 3633 7744 3630 7741 3626 7740
      3618 7742 3629 7776 3649 7769 3649 7764

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