Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 060802
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
402 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

NCC051-085-101-163-183-061130-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-080906T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-JOHNSTON NC-WAKE NC-
402 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT FOR
WAKE...JOHNSTON...HARNETT...SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 400 AM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A NEARLY 
STATIONARY BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING ACROSS 
WESTERN WAKE AND WESTERN HARNETT COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL BANDS WERE 
FEEDING NORTHWEST INTO THIS BAND ACROSS HARNETT... WAKE... 
JOHNSTON... AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. 

THE PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY MOVE BACK EASTWARD 
ACROSS WAKE AND HARNETT COUNTIES... WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 
INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 5 
INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS 
MORNING. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH SEVERAL ROAD 
CLOSURES. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKE 
FOREST... SMITHFIELD... RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... RALEIGH... 
LILLINGTON... GARNER... FUQUAY-VARINA... CLAYTON... CARY... BENSON 
AND ANGIER.

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 3485 7849 3483 7887 3486 7893 3496 7904
      3519 7909 3529 7919 3557 7893 3560 7900
      3583 7892 3593 7874 3606 7869 3597 7843
      3564 7814 3550 7810 3538 7815 3528 7831
      3520 7819 3505 7816 3470 7815 3455 7825

$$

BADGETT

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 060922
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
522 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

NCC051-085-101-163-183-061130-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-080906T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-JOHNSTON NC-WAKE NC-
522 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT FOR
WAKE...JOHNSTON...HARNETT...SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 515 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MINOR 
FLOODING OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN 
REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND AND WAKE COUNTIES. MOST LOCALES HAVE RECEIVED 
BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES.

CRABTREE CREEK IN RALEIGH WAS RISING RAPIDLY. LAW ENFORCEMENT 
REPORT THAT CRABTREE CREEK NEAR SIX FORKS ROAD AND WAKE FOREST ROAD 
WAS CLOSE TO LEAVING ITS BANK. MINOR FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR 
SIX FORKS AND WAKE FOREST AS WELL AS NEAR ATLANTIC AVENUE AND HODGES 
ROAD. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKE
FOREST...SMITHFIELD...RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...RALEIGH...
LINWOOD...LILLINGTON...GARNER...FUQUAY-VARINA...CLAYTON...CARY...
BENSON AND ANGIER

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 7 AM EDT..

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
RALEIGH.

LAT...LON 3485 7849 3483 7887 3486 7893 3496 7904
      3519 7909 3529 7919 3557 7893 3560 7900
      3583 7892 3593 7874 3606 7869 3597 7843
      3564 7814 3550 7810 3538 7815 3528 7831
      3520 7819 3505 7816 3470 7815 3455 7825

$$

WSS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1135 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...

TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ALONG FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NE... AWAY FROM THE REGION SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. MUCH MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL RETURN SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 1050 PM FRIDAY...

LITTLE CHANGE REQUIRED TO NEAR TERM FORECAST.

LATEST TRACK OF HANNA TAKES THE  CENTER ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR
SATURDAY MORNING WITH CENTER BETWEEN FAYETTEVILLE AND CLINTON AT 8
AM. CURRENT PLACEMENT OF HIGH WIND WARNING/ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD.
EXPECT TO SEE AN SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE SE COUNTIES
AFTER 06Z...MORE SO BY 09Z. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN NOW OCCURRING
OVER THE COASTAL PLAN IN A ZONE OF STRONG SPEED CONFLUENCE AT H7
(PER LATEST 00Z ANALYSIS). EXPECT THIS BAND TO ROTATE INTO THE
TRIANGLE/HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR SHORTLY AND PERSIST THROUGH 2 AM.  STILL
APPEARS THAT BULK OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL NC BETWEEN
06-12Z.

TORNADO THREAT WILL INCREASE ALONG AND EAST OF I-95 AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES. CURRENTLY SEEING 0-1KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY UP TO 250
M2/S2 INTO THE SE COUNTIES WITH VALUES IN EXCESS OF 400 M2/S2 NEAR
THE SE COAST. EARLIER WARNINGS ISSUED TO THE EAST OF OUR COUNTY
WARNING AREA HAVE YIELDED NO VERIFICATION AS OF 03Z IN SPITE OF
IMPRESSIVE LOOKING RADAR SIGNATURES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 225 PM FRIDAY...

FORECAST WILL BE DRY AT THIS TIME. AM NOT YET CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN
THE POSITION OF THE INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH SUNDAY TO HAVE MORE
THAN TINY RAIN CHANCES IN THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND
FIELD IS WEAK MONDAY ANY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE
CONFINED TO THE SEABREEZE.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. OVERNIGHT LOWS 65
TO 70.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM FRIDAY...

A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH THEN
CONTROLS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
MID 80S TUESDAY THEN SLIPPING TO NEAR NORMAL AT 80 TO 85.
OVERNIGHT LOWS 58 TO 63.

&&

.AVIATION /04Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1200 AM SATURDAY...

TROPICAL RAIN BANDS WILL OVERSPREAD MOST OF OUR REGION BETWEEN
03Z-07Z.. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST BANDS WILL SET UP JUST TO THE
WEST OF THE TRACK... AFFECTING KFAY/KRDU/KRWI MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE
BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BACK WESTWARD ALL THE WAY
INTO THE KINT AREA BETWEEN 06Z-09Z.

WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF
THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT (TRIAD). WINDS EXPECTED TO BE A HAZARD TO
PLANES ON THE GROUND AT FAYETTEVILLE RALEIGH AND ROCKY MOUNT AND
SURROUNDINGS AREAS. WINDS AND RAINS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE
CENTER PASSES JUST TO OUR EAST BETWEEN 12Z-15Z.

WINDS SUBSIDING IN THE WEST BY MID MORNING AND ELSEWHERE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CEILINGS BEGIN TO LIFT OUT TOWARD 15Z WEST...
AND BETWEEN 15Z-18Z... IN THE EAST.

CEILINGS EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
SKIES BECOMING SCATTERED. MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH EXCEPTION OF EARLY MORNING
FOG RISK.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-
089.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY
FOR NCZ074>076-083-084.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY
FOR NCZ010-011-026>028-041-043.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
NCZ007>009-024-025-040.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BADGETT
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD
SHORT TERM...RLH
LONG TERM...RLH
AVIATION...BADGETT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

NCZ021>023-038-039-073-062000-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
INCLUDING FLOODING.

NCZ074>076-083-084-062000-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
INCLUDING FLOODING.

NCZ007>009-024-025-040-062000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
INCLUDING FLOODING.

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-062000-
JOHNSTON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
INCLUDING FLOODING.

NCZ010-011-026>028-041-043-062000-
WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-WILSON-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AND
POSSIBLY INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
INCLUDING FLOODING.

DJF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
910 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

NCZ088-089-060215-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
910 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...STRONG RAIN BANDS MOVING INTO SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

STRONG RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE
WEST AT 50 MPH INTO SAMPSON COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY FROM HARRELLS AND IVANHOE TO
GARLAND AND CLINTON FOR A PERIOD OF 20 TO 30 MINUTES. RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND 1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES WILL OCCUR.

THIS BAND WILL ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SAMPSON AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES BETWEEN 930 PM AND 1000 PM.

REMEMBER NEVER TO DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

BADGETT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1033 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

NCZ010-011-026>028-041>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-060430-
CUMBERLAND-EDGECOMBE-FRANKLIN-HALIFAX-HARNETT-HOKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-
MOORE-NASH-RICHMOND-SAMPSON-SCOTLAND-WAKE-WARREN-WAYNE-WILSON-
1033 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL
PLAIN INTO THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHEAST PIEDMONT...

BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST
AS OF 1033 PM. THE LEADING BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM
FAYETTEVILLE AND BENSON TO GOLDSBORO... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING WITH
THIS BAND. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL REACH NEAR LAURINBURG... RAEFORD...
LILLINGTON... CLAYTON... AND WILSON BY AROUND 1100 PM. THE HEAVY
RAIN WILL LIKELY REACH SOUTHERN PINES... SANFORD... RALEIGH... AND
ROCKY MOUNT BETWEEN 1100 PM AND 1130 PM.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER THIS INITIAL
RAIN BAND.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

BADGETT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1213 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

NCZ010-011-026>028-041>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-060630-
CUMBERLAND-EDGECOMBE-FRANKLIN-HALIFAX-HARNETT-HOKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-
MOORE-NASH-RICHMOND-SAMPSON-SCOTLAND-WAKE-WARREN-WAYNE-WILSON-
1213 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL
PLAIN... SANDHILLS... AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIEDMONT...

BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST
AS OF 1213 AM. THE LEADING BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM NEAR
WADESBORO AND SOUTHERN PINES TO NEAR DURHAM AND HENDERSON... MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES PER
HOUR WERE OCCURRING WITH THIS BAND. THE LEADING BAND OF HEAVY RAIN
WILL REACH NEAR ALBEMARLE... TROY... SEAGROVE... BURLINGTON AND
ROXBORO BETWEEN 100 AM AND 130 AM.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER THIS
INITIAL RAIN BAND... WITH RAINFALL RATES IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR
RANGE. THIS WILL LIKELY PROMPT FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

BADGETT