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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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WGUS82 KRAH 210856
FLSRAH


Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh, NC
456 AM EDT Wed Jun 21 2017

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North
Carolina...

  Haw River Near Bynum affecting Chatham County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message. If you encounter deep water while driving, do not
attempt to drive through. Turn around, dont drown.

&&

NCC037-212056-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170622T0200Z/
/BYNN7.1.ER.170620T1033Z.170620T2131Z.170621T1400Z.NO/
456 AM EDT Wed Jun 21 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Haw River Near Bynum.
* At  4:31 AM Wednesday the stage was 12.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
  late this morning.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, The river widens up to 400 feet across. It
  floods pasturelands on the right bank and woodlands on the left.

&&

The following are the latest observations and 7 AM forecast stages
for the next several days.


             FLD  OBSERVED                   FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY TIME     Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun

Haw River
  Bynum       11  12.1 Wed 05 AM    11.3   8.6   6.8   5.9   5.3


&&

LAT...LON 3590 7918 3582 7911 3576 7905 3569 7916
          3585 7930

$$