FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1115 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE TAR RIVER AT ROCKY MOUNT.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 8AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
TAR RIVER
ROCKY MOUNT 15 10.1 FRI 10 AM 16.1 13.2 8.0 5.9 5.1
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
ROCKY MOUNT: 85.90
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