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WGUS42 KRAH 130424
FLWRAH

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1224 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

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

  Rocky River Near Norwood affecting Stanly and Anson 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 this afternoon.

&&

NCC007-167-131630-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FL.W.0008.250513T0600Z-250513T1800Z/
/NRWN7.1.ER.250513T0600Z.250513T0600Z.250513T0600Z.NO/
1224 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rocky River near Norwood.

* WHEN...Until this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Action Stage. The river begins to overflow
  its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.
  At 20.0 feet, Minor flood stage. There is significant overflow
  into adjacent pasture and lowlands.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 19.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0
    feet early this morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...No available flood history.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (2 am EDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Rocky River
Norwood    20.0  19.6  Tue 12 am ED 20.0  9.4   7.6   6.4   5.9


&&

LAT...LON 3525 8027 3521 8015 3519 8004 3511 8009
      3515 8028


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