...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR GUILFORD AND CENTRAL ALAMANCE COUNTIES... AT 658 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER GUILFORD AND CENTRAL ALAMANCE COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER GUILFORD COUNTY... WITH ONGOING FLOODING OCCURRING IN BOTH GUILFORD AND ALAMANCE COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE STILL POSSIBLE RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING... MAINLY OVER GUILFORD COUNTY. LOCATIONS THREATENED BY FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCLEANSVILLE...GREENSBORO...GRAHAM...ELON COLLEGE AND BURLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MANY ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3612 7934 3598 7934 3591 7955 3591 7973 3599 7998 3623 7992 #ncwx
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:07:18 +0000
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