Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 142215
FFSRAH
NCC051-142300-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
614 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY 
THROUGH 800 PM...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED AT 612 PM FROM HOPE 
MILLS TO CEDAR CREEK TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF FAYETTEVILLE. FLASH 
FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE AND IN HOPE 
MILLS... WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 500 PM AND 600 PM RANGED FROM 
2 TO 2.5 INCHES. 

NUMEROUS ROADS ARE EITHER FLOODED OR HAVE HIGH WATER ON THEM. THE 
PROBLEM AREAS WERE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST... BUT WATER WAS UP TO THE 
BUMPERS ON CARS ON ROCKFISH ROAD AND WEST ORANGE STREET TO NAME A 
FEW. SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION 
AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. 

THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 
TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY 645 PM. HOWEVER... AREAS AROUND HOPE 
MILLS MAY STILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN 
BETWEEN 630 PM AND 645 PM. THE FLOOD WATERS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. 

YOU ARE REMINDED TO NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE 
ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

BADGETT

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 150024
FFSRAH
NCC051-150115-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
820 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY 
HAS EXPIRED...

THE FLASH FLOODING THAT OCCURRED FROM FAYETTEVILLE TO HOPE MILLS
HAS DIMINISHED. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE REGION
AS OF 815 PM. HIGH WATER WAS STILL REPORTED ON A FEW RURAL ROADS BUT 
ALL ROADS WERE BACK IN OPERATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST 
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

PWB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
250 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003

PER LOOK AT THE 18Z SOUNDINGS AND CURRENT WV IMAGERY...TRAINING WILL
BE MORE LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA.
WILL BE DROPPING THE WATCH OVER MY NORTHERN PIEDMONTS AND NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS. TROF AND ASSOCIATED SHEAR AXIS SHIFT TO THE COAST
AROUND MIDNIGHT...WILL EXTEND THE WATCH IN THE SOUTH AND EAST UNTIL
10 PM SO THAT IT CAN BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE CONCURRENT WITH THE
EVENING UPDATE.

.RAH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM FOR THE SOUTHEAST PIEDMONT...
SANDHILLS...AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL PLAINS.

MLM

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-141115-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
525 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STORMS
REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA. SOILS ARE ALREADY QUITE
SATURATED ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS FROM RECENT
RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCATTERED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL REPORTS AND FLOODING REPORTS.

RA

NCZ042-075-077-078-085-086-088-089-142145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
450 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND
SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN FROM SOUTHERN PINES THROUGH FAYETTEVILLE AND
GOLDSBORO...

AT 449 PM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAIN DEVELOPING FROM ABERDEEN EAST THROUGH FORT BRAGG...
FAYETTEVILLE... LINDEN... SPIVEYS CORNER... AND NEWTON GROVE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN A HOUR WILL OCCUR
WITH THESE STORMS. DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND... FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED IF THESE STORMS SHOW LITTLE MOVEMENT
BEFORE 530 PM.

BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED. REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS
RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD.

BADGETT