000 WGUS52 KRAH 121851 FFWRAH NCC083-122145- /O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0039.091112T1851Z-091112T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 151 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 445 PM EST * AT 134 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT IS FALLING OVER SATURATED GROUND IN HALIFAX COUNTY. * LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE SCOTLAND NECK...ROANOKE RAPIDS...LITTLETON AND HALIFAX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY...AND 4 TO 6 TOTAL INCHES SINCE TUESDAY. THIS HAS CAUSED CREEKS AND STREAMS TO FILL TO THEIR BANKFULLS AND SOILS TO BECOME SATURATED. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED HIGH WATER ON STREETS IN ROANOKE RAPIDS AND WELDON...AND SOME CREEKS AND SWAMPS HAVE OVERFLOWED INTO ROADWAYS. A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ALONG THE ROANOKE RIVER BETWEEN HALIFAX AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES THROUGH 4PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY AREAS. THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS OR NEAR FLOODING CREEKS AND STREAM SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. && LAT...LON 3608 7731 3599 7740 3603 7752 3609 7754 3610 7762 3615 7768 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798 3620 7800 3630 7794 3650 7792 3648 7765 3640 7755 3632 7757 3632 7745 3624 7737 3621 7738 3617 7728 3610 7723 $$ SMITH