Pine Level, North Carolina

The Flood Warning continues for
the Neuse River at Smithfield.
* At 9:30 am Thursday the stage was 15.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 16.5 feet by this
evening. The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow early
afternoon.
* Impact... at 17.0 feet... Smithfield Town Park, near the Highway 70
bridge, floods.

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 Fri Sat sun Mon Tue

Neuse River
Smithfield 15 15.1 Thu 09 am 16.1 10.7 5.7 4.9 4.7


To convert the above stage readings to above mean sea level (ft), add
the following to the stage:

        smithfield: 99.26

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

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

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. Wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph will be
common with infrequent gusts around 45 mph.

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 the official storm total rainfall amounts with
this storm through 500 PM today.

Location storm total

Raleigh (nc state - nws) 4.80
Raleigh-Durham ASOS 4.13
Greensboro ASOS 4.70
Fayetteville ASOS 4.55


The following are peak wind gusts reports from ASOS sites through
500 PM today for this storm event.

Location peak wind gusts
           (mph)
kmeb (laurinburg) 46
krdu (rdu airport) 37
kint (winston salem) 43
kgso (greensboro) 40
kfay (fayetteville) 40
krwi (rocky mount) 46
kbuy (burlington) 36
klbt (lumberton) 37