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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

1036 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE 

COUNTIES OF GREENE...MAINLAND HYDE...PAMLICO...PITT...JONES... 

LENOIR...MAINLAND DARE...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT... 

DUPLIN...ONSLOW...MARTIN...AND CARTERET. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT 

UNTIL 500 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTHEASTERN 

NORTH CAROLINA...JUST NORTH OF WILMINGTON...THIS EVENING. THE LOW IS 

EXPECTED TO SLOW ITS MOVEMENT...AND DRIFT SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST 

ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 

MOIST...TROPICAL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW...WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT 

SHOWERS...AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS TONIGHT AND 

THURSDAY. RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 

INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE 

AMOUNTS WILL PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AND DEEP 

PONDING ON AREA ROADS. SINCE THE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE 

VERY SLOWLY...OR EVEN STALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE 

SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. 



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND

OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE 

IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER...AND BE 

PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING 

OCCUR...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD 

AT A BRIDGE...DIP OR LOW SPOT...OR IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD...STOP 

AND TURN AROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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