Flash Flood Warning 66, NWS Raleigh, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
320 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

PERSISTENT LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER EASTERN CONUS WITH WEAK IMPULSES
ROTATING AROUND BASE OF TROUGH WILL KEEP A CONTINUED CHANCE OF
CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN
AND WHERE THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

HINTS OF DRY WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.RAH...NONE.

RHJ

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
520 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD LATE IN THE DAY INTO
THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. AGAIN THE THREAT WILL
BE THAT SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH MID TO LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WHILE SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THREATENING WEATHER OF ANY KIND TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

RA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
629 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN IN STANLY...MONTGOMERY...AND
MOORE COUNTIES...

AT 630 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTH ACROSS STANLY...MONTGOMERY...AND MOORE
COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF ALBEMARLE...
THROUGH MOUNT GILEAD AND JACKSON SPRINGS...TO JUST WEST OF PINEHURST.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS WILL BE
ALBEMARLE BY 645...TROY AND BISCOE BY 700...AND ROBBINS BY 715.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN
BE EXPECTED.

TDP

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
745 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SECTIONS OF THE
PIEDMONT THIS EVENING...

A SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 9 PM. LOCALIZED
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY OCCUR FROM NEAR LOUSIBURG IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
THROUGH WAKE AND HARNETT COUNTIES. OTHER COUNTIES AFFECTED WILL
INCLUDE LEE...CHATHAM...MOORE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN RICHMOND...
RANDOLPH... AND STANLY COUNTIES.

SEVERAL LOCALES IN THESE COUNTIES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
THIS MORNING...AND MANY CREEKS... STREAMS... AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE
STILL EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING NEED
TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR AREAS WHERE WATER IS MOVING SWIFTLY ACROSS
THE ROAD.  IF YOU APPROACH SUCH AN AREA...DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES.
STOP AND TRY ANOTHER ROUTE TO YOUR INTENDED DESTINATION.

THE AIR IS VERY MOIST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  MEANWHILE A
DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTH INTO SOUTH CAROLINA MAY TRIGGER ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATER
TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RELIABLE SOURCES OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

WSS