WGUS72 KRAH 300826 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 424 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 NCC081-301045- GUILFORD NC- 424 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY... LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUMMERFIELD AND STOKESDALE. SINCE 1 AM...UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS LIKELY OCCURRED IN NORTHWEST GUILFORD COUNTY NEAR THE SUMMERFIELD AREA AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 158 AND 220. THIS IS THE SAME AS ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF RAIN OCCURRING IN 3 HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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 $$ WSS/JFB WGUS72 KRAH 300908 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 504 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 NCC081-301045- GUILFORD NC- 505 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY... LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUMMERFIELD AND STOKESDALE. THE HEAVY RAIN WAS DIMINISHING ACROSS NORTHWEST GUILFORD COUNTY. HOWEVER UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE SUMMERFIELD AREA...LIKELY RESULTING IN FLOODING OF CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS WITH WATER LEVELS STILL RISING. THE GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 220 ON THE SUMMERFIELD AREA IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. LAT...LON 3624 7981 3613 7983 3612 8003 3625 8003 $$ WSS/JFB WSS/JFBWGUS72 KRAH 300948 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 545 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 NCC081-301045- GUILFORD NC- 545 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY... LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUMMERFIELD AND STOKESDALE. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHWEST GUILFORD COUNTY...HIGH WATER STILL PLAGUES AREAS NEAR SUMMERFIELD AND AREAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 158 AND 220. HIGHWAY 220 IS NOW OPEN NEAR SUMMERFIELD HOWEVER HIGH WATER IS OCCURRING ON SOME OF THE SIDE ROADS. GUILFORD COUNTY 911 RECENTLY REPORTED THAT A COUPLE OF RESIDENCES HAD TO BE EVACUATED JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 220 IN SUMMERFIELD. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE BY 630 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. LAT...LON 3624 7981 3613 7983 3612 8003 3625 8003 $$ WSS/JFB WGUS72 KRAH 301054 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 650 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 NCC081-301058- GUILFORD NC- 650 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY EXPIRED AT 645 AM EDT... THE HEAVY RAIN ENDED AROUND 5 AM AND THIS HAS ALLOWED WATER LEVELS TO GRADUALLY RECEDE. MOTORISTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL STILL NEED TO BE ALERT FOR LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE HIGH WATER PERSIST....ESPECIALLY OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. IF YOU COME TO AN AREA WHERE WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD...DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES. TURN AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE. LAT...LON 3624 7981 3613 7983 3612 8003 3625 8003 $$