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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

143 AM EDT THU JUN 14 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 TODAY.



REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON ARE LOCATED BETWEEN JACKSONVILLE

AND WILMINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING. 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 TODAY. THROUGH 130 AM THIS

MORNING...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER CARTERET COUNTY

WHERE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES IN THE BEAUFORT

MOREHEAD CITY AREA.



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.



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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