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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
416 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...Heavy rain will overspread central NC from the southwest early
Thursday morning through Thursday evening...

.Michael is expected to move across the Carolinas as a tropical 
storm on Thursday and Thursday night, producing very heavy 
rainfall.

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Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, 
Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, 
Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, 
Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, 
High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, 
Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, 
Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, 
Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah,
Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, 
Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, 
Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, 
Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, 
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, 
Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, 
Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, 
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, 
Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, 
Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton
416 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of central North Carolina, including the following 
  areas, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, 
  Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, 
  Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, 
  Person, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, 
  Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson. 

* From Thursday morning through late Thursday night.

* Heavy rain will spread northeastward across central North
  Carolina starting early Thursday morning. The heaviest rain will
  occur late Thursday morning through Thursday evening. Storm
  total rainfall amounts of 3 to 7 inches are expected, with the
  heaviest rain across the Piedmont. Rain may fall at rates of 1
  to 2 inches per hour. 

* These rainfall amounts and intensities may produce flash 
  flooding, particularly in low lying and poor drainage areas, 
  and near creeks, streams, and ditches. Some street flooding is 
  likely. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should
flash flood warnings be issued.

Never drive through areas where water covers the road. Driving
into flood waters is a leading cause of death during tropical
cyclones such as Michael. Turn around, don't drown.

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