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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

515 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF EASTERN 

NORTH CAROLINA...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 FORMER TROPICAL STORM ALLISON ARE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF 

JACKSONVILLE. 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 500 AM THIS MORNING...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

HAS OCCURRED OVER CARTERET COUNTY WHERE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES IN THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY AREA.



RAINFALL THROUGH TODAY WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED 

AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS MAY 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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