Raleigh, North Carolina

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

* generally between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain has fallen since late
Tuesday. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is likely tonight
through Thursday... with locally up to 3 additional inches
possible... mainly north of Raleigh. Periods of moderate to
heavy rain will continue through Thursday. The soil has become
saturated and any additional rainfall will runoff. This may lead
to flash flooding.

*The heavy rain will make driving hazardous. The long duration of
the rain may produce flooding along flood prone creeks and
streams especially in urban areas across the Piedmont...
sandhills... and coastal plain. A few locations which may see
flooding include Crabtree creek through the Raleigh area... 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.



Badgett

... 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.