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WGUS82 KRAH 080046
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
846 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
HAW RIVER NEAR BYNUM AFFECTING CHATHAM COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
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 TUESDAY MORNING.
NCC037-081300-
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/BYNN7.3.ER.250706T2353Z.250707T1546Z.250709T0112Z.NR/
846 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...HAW RIVER NEAR BYNUM.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY 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.
AT 15.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE RIVER WIDENS UP TO 800
FEET ACROSS, BUT FLOODING REMAINS CONFINED TO EXTENSIVE STRETCHES
OF WOODS AND PASTURELAND ALONG THE RIVER.
AT 17.0 FEET, MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. SEVERAL HOMES ALONG THE RIGHT
BANK OF THE RIVER ARE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:16 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.9 FEET EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
17.4 FEET ON 02/07/2020.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 PM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU FRI
HAW RIVER
BYNUM 11.0 17.7 MON 8 PM EDT 11.2 7.8 5.9 5.3
LAT...LON 3590 7918 3582 7911 3576 7905 3569 7916
3585 7930
CA
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