Flood Warning Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
448 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...The National Weather Service in Raleigh NC has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...
Haw River Near Bynum affecting Chatham County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rah/rivers.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 500 PM EDT.
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448 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Haw River near Bynum.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. The river widens
up to 400 feet across. It floods pastureland on the right bank and
woodlands on the left.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:31 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 11.6 feet this afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage this evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Observed Forecasts (2 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Mon
Haw River
Bynum 11.0 10.7 Thu 4 am EDT 10.4 7.8 6.5 5.9
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LAT...LON 3590 7918 3582 7911 3576 7905 3569 7916
3585 7930
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