NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
922 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING....DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT AS A STRONG SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT CROSSES CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-
DURHAM-FRANKLIN-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...
BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...LEXINGTON...
ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM
922 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...ALAMANCE...ANSON...CHATHAM...DAVIDSON...DURHAM...
FORSYTH...FRANKLIN...GRANVILLE...GUILFORD...LEE...MONTGOMERY...
MOORE...ORANGE...PERSON...RANDOLPH...RICHMOND...STANLY...
VANCE...WAKE AND WARREN.
* UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY
* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE RAPID RISES ON AREA
CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN PARTICULAR...CREEKS THAT TEND TO RISE QUICKLY WITH HEAVY RAIN...INCLUDING CRABTREE CREEK IN THE TRIANGLE AND BUFFALO CREEK IN THE TRIAD...MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. HIGH WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MAINSTEM RIVERS INCLUDING THE HAW ...TAR ..NEUSE
...AND ROCKY RIVER ARE ALSO LIKELY TO SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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