Flood Warning - Johnston (North Carolina)

Updated: Mon, 08-Sep-2008 6:28am EDT
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH
CAROLINA...

CAPE FEAR AT FAYETTEVILLE AFFECTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...

NEUSE RIVER AT SMITHFIELD AFFECTING JOHNSTON COUNTY

LOWER LITTLE RIVER AT MANCHESTER AFFECTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


NCC101-081332-
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932 PM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER AT SMITHFIELD.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 5:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...SMITHFIELD TOWN PARK, NEAR THE HIGHWAY 70
BRIDGE, FLOODS.


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 MON TUE WED THU FRI

NEUSE RIVER
SMITHFIELD 15 16.4 SUN 05 PM 10.2 7.2 6.8 6.4


TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:


SMITHFIELD: 99.26

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