...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
 AREAS...CUMBERLAND...DURHAM...EDGECOMBE...FRANKLIN...
 GRANVILLE...HALIFAX...HARNETT...JOHNSTON...NASH...ORANGE...
 PERSON...SAMPSON...VANCE...WAKE...WARREN...WAYNE AND WILSON.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NC THIS
  MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64. AN
  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY 3.0 INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED IN THE PAST 36 HOURS
  FROM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
  WILL RUNOFF CAUSING FLOODING.
*THE HEAVY RAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. THE LONG DURATION OF
THE RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS AND
STREAMS ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...
SANDHILLS... AND COASTAL PLAIN. A FEW LOCATIONS WHICH MAY SEE
FLOODING INCLUDE CRABTREE CREEK THROUGH THE RALEIGH AREA... CROSS
CREEK IN FAYETTEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... AND NEVER DRIVE AROUND
POLICE BARRICADES. RISING WATER CAN RAPIDLY ENGULF A VEHICLE AND
ITS OCCUPANTS. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER...ABANDON IT
IMMEDIATELY... AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT
NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGEROUS OF FLOODING.
FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO
MONITOR FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BLOW 20 TO 30
MPH... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS
TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
SATURATED SOILS FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS
COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREES.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBAN
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE
DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY.
$$