Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
911 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010



...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...

  CAPE FEAR AT FAYETTEVILLE AFFECTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY
  TAR RIVER AT ROCKY MOUNT AFFECTING EDGECOMBE AND NASH COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
  NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
  TAR RIVER AT TARBORO AFFECTING EDGECOMBE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


&&

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/RKYN7.1.ER.100209T1350Z.100210T1200Z.100210T2303Z.NO/
911 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TAR RIVER AT ROCKY MOUNT.
* AT  6:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT A FEW RIVERSIDE
  BUSINESSES.

&&
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

TAR RIVER
 ROCKY MOUNT      15  15.6 TUE 06 PM  13.6  11.5   9.9   8.7

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