FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 510 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN EASTERN MECKLENBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CABARRUS COUNTIES...
AT 505 PM EST AREA STREAM GAUGES SHOWED WATER LEVELS DECREASING...
WITH A FEW STREAMS REMAINING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF
WILL KEEP STREAM LEVELS ELEVATED...AND SOME OVER FLOOD STAGE...
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE DOWNSTREAM AFFECTS OF HIGH LEVELS AT
MALLARD CREEK WILL AFFECT THE ROCKY RIVER AND SMALL CREEKS IN
CABARRUS COUNTY AS WELL. THE ROCKY RIVER SHOULD CREST AROUND 16
FEET...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE...HOWEVER...SURROUNDING CREEKS MAY
STILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3518 8051 3520 8054 3513 8064 3506 8078
3537 8077 3536 8050 3519 8049
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RB
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