NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
351 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY.
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
LATE SUNDAY AND PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
PERSON-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
351 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE SUNDAY AND PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF ATLANTIC AND GULF MOISTURE STREAMING INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND LASTING THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.
* 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... BUFFALO CREEK IN THE TRIAD... AND CROSS CREEK IN FAYETTEVILLE... 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 RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
submitted by LC Emergency Services Director Shane Seagroves
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