Hobgood, North Carolina

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for minor flooding of poor
drainage areas in...
Edgecombe County in central North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Tarboro... Rocky Mount...
Halifax County in central North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Roanoke Rapids... Halifax...
northeastern Nash County in central North Carolina...
Warren County in central North Carolina...
this includes the city of Warrenton...
northeastern Wilson County in central North Carolina...

* until 230 PM EST Thursday

* at 826 am EST... National Weather Service Doppler radar showed
persistent and steady rainfall over the northern coastal plain of
North Carolina. As much 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen in this
area over the past 24 hours... and many creeks and streams are
already running at high levels. In addition... soils are also
saturated from the heavy rain... and any additional rainfall will
cause minor flooding of small streams and poor drainage
areas... especially in more urbanized areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.

To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay
your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.


Lat... Lon 3656 7790 3651 7788 3648 7764 3640 7755
      3632 7757 3632 7745 3624 7737 3621 7738
      3617 7728 3612 7725 3600 7739 3591 7734
      3582 7735 3579 7748 3567 7767 3609 7808
      3620 7801 3626 7831 3632 7828 3655 7832


Smith

411 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* a portion of central North Carolina... including the following
areas... Cumberland... Durham... Edgecombe... Franklin...
Granville... Halifax... Harnett... Johnston... Nash... Orange...
person... Sampson... Vance... wake... Warren... Wayne and Wilson.

* Through this evening

* moderate to heavy rain will re-develop across central NC late this
morning into the afternoon hours... especially along and north of
Highway 64. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain will be
possible... with locally higher amounts. With the ground already
saturated from the widespread 3 to 5 inches of rain that has
fallen during the past 36 hours... any additional rainfall will
runoff causing flooding.

* Additional rainfall today may produce flooding along flood prone
creeks and streams... especially in urban areas across the
Piedmont... sandhills... and coastal plain. A few locations that may
see flooding include Crabtree creek through the Raleigh area... and
Cross Creek in Fayetteville.

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. Rising water can rapidly engulf a vehicle and
its occupants. If your vehicle stalls in water... abandon it
immediately... and seek higher ground. Be especially cautious at
night since it is harder to recognize the dangerous of flooding.

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...

An intensifying low pressure system along the North Carolina
coast and high pressure to the north will produce strong winds
across central North Carolina through Friday morning. Sustained
northerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts between 30
and 40 mph are expected. Sporadic wind gusts up to 45 mph will be
possible.

Gusty winds combined with saturated soils from recent heavy
rainfall will lead to downed trees and scattered power outages
today... similar to what was reported across central North
Carolina on Wednesday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph or gusts
above 45 mph are expected. 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.

... Public information statement...

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 800 am Thursday morning.


Location rainfall
                              (inches)

Rdu Airport 3.97
NWS Raleigh ncsu Campus 4.78
Burlington 4.06
Fayetteville 4.47
Winston Salem 3.55
greensboro(triad Intl airport) 4.43
Rocky Mount 3.55
Chapel HIll 4.21
Goldsboro 3.47