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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
437 AM EST TUE NOV 13 2018
NCC135-130945-
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ORANGE NC-
437 AM EST TUE NOV 13 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3608 7885 3605 7880 3587 7883 3588 7900
3593 7901 3597 7900 3603 7898 3609 7893
NCC063-130945-
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DURHAM NC-
437 AM EST TUE NOV 13 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DURHAM COUNTY...
AT 435 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA HAS ENDED. HOWEVER, AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN OUT OF THEIR
BANKS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THUS, THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 445 AM EST AND REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD
WARNING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DURHAM, CHAPEL HILL, GORMAN, PARKWOOD, BETHESDA, RESEARCH TRIANGLE,
ENO RIVER STATE PARK AND LAKE JORDAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS, ROADS, LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MANY ROADS
AND INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
LAT...LON 3608 7885 3605 7880 3587 7883 3588 7900
3593 7901 3597 7900 3603 7898 3609 7893
WSS
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