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WGUS62 KILM 141452

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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC

1053 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2001



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...



IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES...  

BLADEN          BRUNSWICK       COLUMBUS        NEW HANOVER

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THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON WERE LOCATED INLAND OVER 

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE 

CONTINUES TO MOVE IN FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND WRAP INTO THE 

SYSTEM...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ALTHOUGH MAINLY LIGHT 

RAIN HAS OCCURRED THIS MORNING...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP 

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.



AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.  

EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WHICH MAY DROP ISOLATED 

HEAVIER AMOUNTS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.



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

OR UPDATES.



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