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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... 

  NEUSE RIVER NEAR CLAYTON AFFECTING JOHNSTON COUNTY
  NEUSE RIVER AT SMITHFIELD AFFECTING JOHNSTON COUNTY

3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE TRIANGLE AREA THIS MORNING
WHICH WILL BE MOVING DOWNSTREAM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RECREATIONAL USERS SHOULD BE WARY OF STRONG CURRENTS AND
FLOATING DEBRIS.

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT 
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


&&

NCC101-170420-
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/CLYN7.1.ER.090616T2132Z.090617T0600Z.090617T1457Z.NO/
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR CLAYTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR OVERFLOW OCCURS ON BOTH BANKS

&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 8AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...


                 FLD  OBSERVED                FORECAST 8 AM
LOCATION         STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN

NEUSE RIVER
 CLAYTON           9   7.7 TUE 12 PM   9.5   5.6   4.6   4.3   4.0


TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:


############DELETE STATIONS BELOW THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE##########

        CLAYTON:        128.41
     


$$

NCC101-170420-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FL.W.0010.090617T0920Z-090618T2100Z/
/SMFN7.1.ER.090617T0920Z.090617T1800Z.090618T1500Z.NO/
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NEUSE RIVER AT SMITHFIELD.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...WATER REACHES THE BASE OF THE ONE MILLION 
  GALLON TANK AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 8AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...


                 FLD  OBSERVED                FORECAST 8 AM
LOCATION         STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN

NEUSE RIVER
 SMITHFIELD       15   9.3 TUE 09 AM  16.2  15.5  11.8  10.2   9.5


TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:


############DELETE STATIONS BELOW THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE##########

        SMITHFIELD:      99.26



$$