FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1037 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE HAW RIVER NEAR BYNUM.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 11.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...THE RIVER WIDENS UP TO 400 FEET ACROSS. IT
FLOODS PASTURELANDS ON THE RIGHT BANK AND WOODLANDS ON THE LEFT
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
HAW RIVER
BYNUM 11 9.4 FRI 10 PM 11.4 7.6 6.4 5.7 5.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
BYNUM: 283.31
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