Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
508 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
NCZ075>077-084>086-088-201030-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MOORE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
508 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...SCOTLAND...RICHMOND...
MOORE...LEE...CUMBERLAND AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...
AT 506 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
SOME LOCATIONS WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE...WHISPERING
PINES...VASS...CAMERON...LEMON SPRINGS...OLIVIA...TRAMWAY.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN EXITS 69 AND 78.
HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
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LAT...LON 3480 7968 3482 7986 3554 7932 3555 7929
3553 7928 3557 7924 3556 7920 3563 7912
3553 7897 3558 7891 3551 7869 3495 7903
3483 7919 3483 7934 3477 7933 3463 7946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 207DEG 18KT 3515 7934
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