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WGUS52 KRAH 300743 FFWRAH NCC081-301045- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 342 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWEST GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 645 AM EDT * AT 335 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY. UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN IN THE SUMMERFIELD AREA SINCE 2 AM. * LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE SUMMERFIELD AND STOKESDALE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3624 7981 3613 7983 3612 8003 3625 8003 $$ WSS