Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford

The past week

What floods at each level

• 20 ft

  SOME HOMES NEAR SECONDARY ROAD 1924 AND THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.

• 18.93 ft

  FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THATT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPT 2004 WITH HURRICANE FRANCES

• 6.5 ft

  AT THIS STAGE JACOB FORK RIVER AT RHONEY ROAD WILL BE AT BANKFULL.

• 4.5 ft

  4.5 INCH IN 24 HOURS CAUSED A 9 FT RISE ON RIVER.

• 2 ft

  2.0 INCHES IN 2 HOURS DID CAUSE FLOODING WHEN GROUND WAS ALREADY WET FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. GENERAL RAIN OF 2 INCHES CAUSED THE RIVER TO RISE 6 FT.

• 1.75 ft

  1.75 IN 1.5 HRS IN HEADWATERS CAUSED A 2 FT RISE HERE.

• 1 ft

  GENERAL RAIN OF 1 IN 1 TO 2 HOUR CAUSED RIVER TO RISE FROM 1.6 FT TO 3 FT

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