Headline: Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

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Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Raleigh NC
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:46:00-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T21:30:00-04:00
Description: AT 845 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
STAR…OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF TROY…MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE…BISCOE…CANDOR…AND EAGLE SPRINGS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE…
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND
BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS…POTTED PLANTS…LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF
YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS…AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE
SAFE SHELTER.

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Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Montgomery; Moore

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Headline: Severe Weather Statement issued July 24 at 7:46PM CDT expiring July 24 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

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Event: Severe Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS North Platte NE
Issued: 2013-07-24T19:46:42-05:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T19:56:00-05:00
Description: THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER…GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP…AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT.
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Keith; Perkins

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Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 6:44PM MDT expiring July 24 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

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Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:45:08-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T20:15:00-06:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 8:15 PM MDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS…
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS…
OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO…

* UNTIL 815 PM MDT

* AT 643 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TULAROSA…
TIMBERON…
OROGRANDE…
MESCALERO…
CLOUDCROFT…
ALAMOGORDO…
ELK SILVER…
SIXTEEN SPRINGS…
SILVER LAKE…
APACHE SUMMIT…
OTERO MESA…
CORNUDAS MOUNTAINS…
BLUFF SPRINGS…
LAKE MESCALERO…

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN
ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA WITH FURTHER HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED.
Instruction: IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO
CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Area Description: Hudspeth; El Paso; Otero

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Headline: Flood Statement issued July 24 at 8:43PM EDT expiring July 28 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

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Event: Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wilmington NC
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:44:01-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-25T12:43:00-04:00
Description: …THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE
RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK.THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WACCAMAW AT CONWAY.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 12.0 FEET…FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN THE LEES LANDING, RIVERFRONT
SOUTH, PITCH LANDING AND SAVANNAH BLUFF COMMUNITIES. FLOOD WATERS WILL BEGIN
TO AFFECT HOMES NORTH OF CONWAY ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. SWAMPS WILL BE HEAVILY
FLOODED.

&&
Instruction: THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WACCAMAW AT CONWAY.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 12.0 FEET…FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN THE LEES LANDING, RIVERFRONT
SOUTH, PITCH LANDING AND SAVANNAH BLUFF COMMUNITIES. FLOOD WATERS WILL BEGIN
TO AFFECT HOMES NORTH OF CONWAY ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. SWAMPS WILL BE HEAVILY
FLOODED.

PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS.

&&

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE
RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK.

SCC051-251643-
/O.CON.KILM.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130728T1200Z/
/CNWS1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.130714T2000Z.130728T0600Z.NO/
843 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Horry

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Headline: Severe Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:43PM MDT expiring July 24 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT

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Event: Severe Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Glasgow MT
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:43:56-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T19:15:00-06:00
Description: AT 640 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FOURCHETTE…OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ZORTMAN…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
FOURCHETTE…U L BEND REC AREA…DEVILS CREEK REC AREA AND CROOKED
CREEK REC AREA
Instruction: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Petroleum; Garfield; Phillips

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Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 5:43PM MST expiring July 24 at 7:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

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Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Tucson AZ
Issued: 2013-07-24T17:43:24-07:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T19:45:00-07:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 7:45 PM MST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA…
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA…

* UNTIL 745 PM MST

* AT 533 PM MST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE
WINCHESTER MOUNTAINS WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MULESHOE
RANCH PRESERVE WITH CASCABEL WELL DOWNSTREAM.
Instruction: 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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WASHES
AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Area Description: Graham; Cochise

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Headline: Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 8:43PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:43:14-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T21:45:00-04:00
Description: AT 842 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF PROSPECT
TO 12 MILES WEST OF ELAM…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DILLWYN TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED HOUSE…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE…
PROSPECT AROUND 910 PM EDT…
DARLINGTON HEIGHTS AROUND 920 PM EDT…
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY AROUND 930 PM EDT…
HAMPDEN SYDNEY AROUND 935 PM EDT…

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE…FARMVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE…
PEA SIZED HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL…WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES…CREEKS…ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Prince Edward; Cumberland

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Headline: Severe Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:42PM MDT expiring July 24 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

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Event: Severe Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Great Falls MT
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:43:00-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T18:52:00-06:00
Description: THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED…HOWEVER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY
RAIN…SMALL HAIL…AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Glacier

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Headline: Severe Weather Statement issued July 24 at 8:41PM EDT expiring July 24 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

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Event: Severe Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Blacksburg VA
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:42:02-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T21:15:00-04:00
Description: SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…

AT 838 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ANDERSONVILLE TO SPRING MILLS…AND WERE MOVING TO THE
SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
APPOMATTOX…
SPOUT SPRING…
EVERGREEN…
SPRING MILLS…
AND MIKE.
Instruction: WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO…PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL…AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE…INCLUDING
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS…TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Campbell; Buckingham; Appomattox

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Headline: Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:39PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

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Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:39:30-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T19:15:00-06:00
Description: AT 630 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WERE MOVING AND INCREASING NORTHWARD ACROSS
WEST TEXAS. STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED AROUND SIERRA
BLANCA…ESPERANZA…TORNILLO AND QUITMAN CANYON. SOME PONDING OF
WATER MAY OCCUR INCLUDING ACROSS INTERSTATE 10.
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Hudspeth; El Paso

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