Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Randolph County in central North Carolina
Davidson County in central North Carolina
Guilford County in central North Carolina
Forsyth County in central North Carolina

* until 900 am EST

* at 548 am EST... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
heavy rain lingering over eastern Forsyth... Guilford... northern
Davidson and northwestern Randolph counties.

* Locations threatened with flooding include Thomasville...
Kernersville... High Point and Greensboro.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Morning commuters should be alert for water on the Road... which will
be difficult to see prior to sunrise.

Flooding from North Buffalo creek would threaten apartments in the
Ashley Creek area. Locations from Merritt drive to Holden
Road... Pinecroft Road and Highway 29 could also experience flooding.
Further downstream... water will rise in and around Latham Park
threatening several homes along Latham Road. Roads along the creek
from Westover terrace to Elm Street could also become threatened by
flood waters.

Heavy rainfall over south Greensboro will cause water to rise
rapidly along both South Buffalo creek and Ryan creek. Flooding of
areas immediately adjacent to the creek can be expected. Parking
lots of several businesses along the creeks could flood.

Horsepen creek just northwest of Greensboro will rise rapidly
threatening old battleground Road.

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.


Lat... Lon 3625 8004 3623 7956 3587 7986 3584 8006
      3586 8032

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

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect 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.

* 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.

* Locations most 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...

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.

11/12/2009 0720 am

2 miles ENE of Greensboro, Guilford County.

Flash flood, reported by law enforcement.


            Road closed due to high water at Latham and cridland
            roads.





11/11/2009 0900 am

Greensboro, Guilford County.

Flash flood, reported by County official.


            Flooding on North Buffalo creek. Westover and
            battleground roads briefly closed around 9 am.

The following are unofficial peak wind gusts from ASOS and AWOS
sites across central North Carolina during the 24 hour period
beginning at 600 am Wednesday and ending at 600 am this morning.

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Location peak wind gust (mph)

Kmeb (laurinburg) 46
krdu (rdu airport) 43
kint (winston salem) 43
kgso (greensboro) 40
kfay (fayetteville) 39
kvuj (albemarle) 39
krwi (rocky mount) 38
khff (mackall airfield) 38
kbuy (burlington) 36
ksop (southern pines) 36
khbi (asheboro) 33
kgsb (seymour Johnson afb) 33