Aberdeen, North Carolina

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

*a portion of central North Carolina... including the following
areas... Alamance... Anson... Chatham... Davidson... Forsyth...
Guilford... Hoke... Lee... Montgomery... Moore... Randolph...
Richmond... Scotland and Stanly.

* Until 7 am EST Thursday

* generally between 2 and 4 inches of rain has fallen since
Tuesday morning. An additional 1 to 1.5 inches of rain with
locally 2.5 inches... is likely. Periods of moderate to heavy
rain will continue through Thursday... which may lead to
flooding. The ground has become saturated in the past 24 to 36
hours. Any additional rainfall will runoff causing flooding.

* The heavy rain will make driving hazardous. The Highway 74
corridor from Wadesboro to Laurinburg will be will be prone to
flooding. Other locations prone to flooding include South
Buffalo creek in Greensboro... Abbotts Creek in Lexington... and
tributaries of the Haw River in Alamance and Chatham counties.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Most flash flood deaths occur in vehicles. Do not drive into
areas where water covers the roadway... and never drive around
police barricades.

Flooding is a very dangerous situation. People are urged to
monitor forecasts and conditions... and be prepared to take
action should flash flood warnings be issued.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday.

An intensifying low pressure off of the North Carolina coast will
combine with strong high pressure to our north to produce strong
winds tonight into Friday morning. Sustained winds of 20 to 30
mph are likely... with frequent gusts to between 30 and 40 mph. A
few gusts to between 40 and 45 mph can be expected.

The soils have become saturated in the past 24 hours. The strong
and gusty wind combined with the wet ground will likely knock down
some trees. Scattered power outages are likely... especially in
the more urban areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 31 to 39 mph are expected...
with gusts to 45 mph. Winds this strong can make driving
difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Drivers should
use extra caution. Be alert for possible branches and other tree
debris in the roadway.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Raleigh-Durham Intl Airport
NC...

a record rainfall of 0.88 inches was set at Raleigh-Durham Intl
Airport NC yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.86 set in 1955.

The following are some unofficial rainfall reports from ASOS and
AWOS sites for the ongoing rainfall event. These totals are storm
total amounts... as of 100 am Thursday morning.


Location rainfall
                              (inches)

Rdu Airport 3.88
NWS Raleigh ncsu Campus 4.68
Burlington 3.49
Fayetteville 4.34
Winston Salem 3.17
greensboro(triad Intl airport) 3.41
Rocky Mount 3.48
Chapel HIll 3.72
Goldsboro 3.39