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Flood Advisory active until 10:15 AM.  Several road closures in the county.  Turn Around dont drown for more

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
723 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

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MONTGOMERY NC-HOKE NC-CHATHAM NC-MOORE NC-FRANKLIN NC-PERSON NC-
ORANGE NC-JOHNSTON NC-NASH NC-VANCE NC-STANLY NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
GRANVILLE NC-SCOTLAND NC-WARREN NC-WAKE NC-HARNETT NC-ALAMANCE NC-
DURHAM NC-LEE NC-RICHMOND NC-RANDOLPH NC-SAMPSON NC-ANSON NC-
723 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  ANSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1015 AM EST

* AT 718 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE
  URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO
  INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
  PIEDMONT...AND THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND
  AFFECT THE TRIANGLE THROUGH 8 AM. AREAS TO THE WEST...WHERE THE
  HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER QUARTER TO
  HALF INCH OF RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
  PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGLE LATER THIS MORNING...PROVIDED SIMILAR
  RAINFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS AS UPSTREAM INDEED MATERIALIZE OVER
  URBAN AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  RALEIGH...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...CARY...HIGH POINT...CHAPEL
  HILL...BURLINGTON...SANFORD...ASHEBORO AND LAURINBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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LAT...LON 3550 8030 3550 8006 3591 8003 3589 7953
      3623 7952 3623 7914 3653 7913 3653 7790
      3620 7801 3611 7771 3573 7819 3535 7815
      3524 7861 3485 7850 3495 7904 3463 7947
      3480 7968 3481 8031 3518 8027 3518 8050

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
731 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

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FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
RICHMOND-
731 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR OR LESS IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS AND TO
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN
COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH MINOR FLOODING
ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.