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SPECIAL RIVER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH,NC
1052 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...THE NEUSE RIVER AT SMITHFIELD WILL APPROACH FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT...
...THE YADKIN RIVER AT YADKIN COLLEGE WILL APPROACH FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING...
RAINFALL FROM FRIDAYS STORM SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED RISES IN THE NEUSE RIVER
AND THE YADKIN RIVER. THE YADKIN RIVER WILL CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING 
AT YADKIN COLLEGE... AND THE NEUSE AT SMITHFIELD DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE YADKIN RIVER AFTER CRESTING THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY SUNDAY.
PERSONS NEAR THESE BASINS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE STATEMENTS IN THE EVENT
A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
             FLD  OBSERVED                   FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME     SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
NEUSE RIVER
  SMITHFIELD  15  14.0 SAT 10 AM   14.5   13.8   13.2   13.0   12.9
$$
YADKIN RIVER
  YADKIN COL  18  16.5 SAT 08 AM    9.4    3.8    2.9    2.7    2.5