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SPECIAL RIVER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH,NC
620 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...SIGNIFICANT RISES LIKELY AT THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO...
THE RIVER STAGE ON THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO WAS 3.2 FEET AROUND 6 AM 
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED
WITH HURRICANE IRENE...THE RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE SIGNIFICANTLY
COMPARED TO THE LOW LEVELS OF RECENT DAYS. BY 8 AM MONDAY...IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT THE RIVER LEVEL COULD BE AROUND 18 FEET...CLIMBING 
CLOSE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 19 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WHETHER
THE LEVELS WILL RISE THIS HIGH DEPENDS ON THE RAINFALL TOTALS
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. 
INTERESTS ALONG THE TAR RIVER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER
LEVELS ON THAT RIVER. REMAIN AWAY FROM WATER THAT IS RUNNING HIGH
AND FLOWING FAST. THE RIVER HAS BEEN LOW FOR A WHILE...SO SOME
DEBRIS LIKE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE CAPTURED AND RUN 
DOWNSTREAM WITH THE WATER.
STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 8 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
             FLD  OBSERVED                   FORECAST 8 AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME     SUN    MON    TUE    WED    
TAR RIVER
  TARBORO     19   3.1 SAT 05 AM    8.3   18.2   17.5   14.4       
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