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WGUS42 KRAH 221756
FLWRAH

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1256 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...The National Weather Service in Raleigh NC has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Lower Roanoke River At Roanoke Rapids affecting Northampton and
  Halifax Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rah/rivers.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

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NCC083-131-230600-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FL.W.0003.250222T1756Z-000000T0000Z/
/RRDN7.1.ER.250222T1641Z.250222T1715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1256 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Lower Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Farmlands and
  timberlands adjacent to the river in Roanoke Rapids flood.
  Property on the farmlands may be at risk from floodwaters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 PM EST Saturday the stage was 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.


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                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (unknown time)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     d1    d2    d3    d4

Lower Roanoke River
Roanoke Rapids     9.0   9.0   Sat 12 pm ES MSG   MSG   MSG   MSG


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LAT...LON 3652 7765 3641 7751 3635 7750 3628 7759
      3638 7761 3645 7765


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