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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1023 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2001





...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

UNTIL 500 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING



IN NORTH CAROLINA

  GATES                            BERTIE

  WESTERN CURRITUCK                PASQUOTANK

  HERTFORD                         EASTERN CURRITUCK

  NORTHAMPTON                      PERQUIMANS

  CHOWAN                           CAMDEN



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS 

FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON...WILL MOVE INTO 

NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AIRMASS IS 

VERY MOIST...AND ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 

EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. OVER TIME THE REMNANTS OF ALLISON WILL 

LIKELY DRIFT NORTH...ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN TO FALL IN THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.



A FLASH FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE INDICATED

AREAS. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE

ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF

HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. BE READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR A 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.



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