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WGUS82 KRAH 081452
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1052 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
CAPE FEAR RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE AFFECTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
LITTLE RIVER AT MANCHESTER AFFECTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RAH/RIVERS.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING.
NCC051-090215-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-250709T0211Z/
/FAYN7.1.ER.250708T0605Z.250708T1000Z.250708T1411Z.NO/
1052 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...CAPE FEAR RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 32.0 FEET, ACTION STAGE. BANKS OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER
BEGIN TO OVERFLOW.
AT 35.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. THE BOAT RAMP AND LOWER
PARKING LOT AT RIVERSIDE BAIT AND TACKLE OFF PERSON STREET ARE
FLOODED. THE STAGE AND LOWER SEATING AREA AT THE CAPE FEAR
AMPHITHEATER ARE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:00 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 23.8 FEET SUNDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
35.1 FEET ON 03/05/1994.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 AM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI SAT
CAPE FEAR RIVER
FAYETTEVILLE 35.0 35.0 TUE 10 AM ED 30.5 24.5 21.8 24.7
LAT...LON 3525 7865 3511 7876 3495 7875 3495 7887
3514 7890 3526 7876
NCC051-090300-
/O.CON.KRAH.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250710T0600Z/
/MANN7.2.ER.250708T0327Z.250708T1430Z.250709T1800Z.NO/
1052 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...LITTLE RIVER AT MANCHESTER.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 18.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN FORT LIBERTY NEAR
THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
AT 23.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS ON MANCHESTER ROAD NEAR THE
FORT LIBERTY WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
AT 24.0 FEET, MANCHESTER ROAD IS FLOODED.
AT 25.0 FEET, WATER REACHES THE BASE OF THE MANCHESTER ROAD BRIDGE
AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE STARLITE MOTEL AT THE INTERSECTION OF
MANCHESTER ROAD AND BRAGG BLVD (HWY 24/87).
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 12.6 FEET
SUNDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
24.7 FEET ON 08/11/2003.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 AM EDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI SAT
LITTLE RIVER
MANCHESTER 18.0 24.5 TUE 10 AM ED 19.0 16.2 14.8 13.9
LAT...LON 3524 7890 3522 7889 3517 7898 3516 7910
3519 7910 3521 7898
GREEN
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