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 $$ WSS WGUS52 KRAH 301805 FFWRAH NCC167-301930- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 204 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 330 PM EDT * AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER STANLY COUNTY. UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF STANLY COUNTY SINCE 1 PM. * LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE OAKBORO AND ALBEMARLE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR STORM DRAINS OR NEAR FLOODED CREEKS AND STREAMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CREATE RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER THAT CAN EASILY SWEEP A CHILD DOWNSTREAM. THE BANKS OF MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY ALSO BE WEAKENED AND PRONE TO COLLAPSE. STORM DRAINS ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND CAN QUICKLY PULL A CHILD UNDER WATER. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD THREATENING MOTORISTS. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3544 8011 3518 8008 3519 8046 3547 8029 $$ GIH