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WGUS72 KRAH 091034
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
634 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016

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CUMBERLAND NC-
634 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR
CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

AT 627 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS CONTINUED SERIOUS
FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY. NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS
CONTINUE IN RESPONSE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE LAST 24
HOURS. RADAR DATA AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT AROUND 7 TO
AS MUCH AS 16 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THIS IS A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...GODWIN...POPE AFB...HOPE MILLS...
SPRING LAKE...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...WADE AND FALCON.

FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN BEAVER CREEK... ROCKFISH CREEK...
AND LITTLE ROCKFISH CREEK... THREATENING HOMES AND BUSINESSES
DOWNSTREAM IN HOPE MILLS. A GREAT MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS
THE COUNTY THIS MORNING... EITHER FROM SEVERE FLOODING OR DOWNED
TREES OR BOTH. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO ONLY TRAVEL IN THIS AREA TODAY
IF IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ON HIGHER GROUND. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7894 3495 7904 3504 7909 3513 7911
      3519 7910 3523 7888 3524 7887 3526 7880
      3525 7862 3520 7863 3520 7864 3517 7863
      3512 7865 3512 7864 3509 7867 3499 7864
      3486 7849 3485 7851 3485 7883 3483 7890

$$

GIH
