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WGUS42 KRAH 070343
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1143 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Deep River At Moncure affecting Chatham and Lee Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. To escape rising water, take the shortest path
to higher ground.

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

The next statement will be issued by Monday afternoon.

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NCC037-105-071600-
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1143 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Deep River at Moncure.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding begins.  Flooding is likely
  upstream of the gage site along North Plank Road just south of
  highway 421 in Lee county, and on R Jordan Road north of highway
  421 in Chatham county. At the gage site, flooding reaches the base
  of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture
  immediately adjacent to the river.
  At 14.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Upstream of the gage site,
  North Plank Road in Lee county and R Jordan Road in Chatham County
  are closed. At the gage site, there is significant flooding of
  pasture and woods along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:15 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 11.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.1
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.2 feet on 09/17/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Deep River
Moncure   9.0   11.7  Sun 11 pm ED 11.3  9.2   5.3   3.1


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LAT...LON 3567 7910 3563 7907 3559 7904 3546 7935
      3554 7939


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