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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

932 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE COUNTIES OF GREENE...MAINLAND 

HYDE...PAMLICO...PITT...JONES... LENOIR...MAINLAND DARE...        

WASHINGTON...DARE...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT... 

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

UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.



AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...REMNANTS OF FORMER TROPICAL STORM 

ALLISON...IS LOCATED IN EASTERN ONSLOW COUNTY NEAR SWANSBORO.

THE LOW WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT 

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS IT VERY SLOWLY LIFTS NORTH LATER TONIGHT 

AND INTO FRIDAY. MOIST TROPICAL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL 

PRODUCE FREQUENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL 

DOWNPOURS.



BANDS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ROTATE INLAND FROM OFF

THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS 

OF FLOODING...HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE SOME PONDING OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS AND NUISANCE FLOODING IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH 

LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE URBAN 

AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AND DEEP PONDING ON AREA ROADS. THE 

THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 



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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