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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

1020 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FRIDAY 

MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS







IN NORTH CAROLINA

  GATES                            BERTIE

  WESTERN CURRITUCK                PASQUOTANK

  HERTFORD                         EASTERN CURRITUCK

  NORTHAMPTON                      PERQUIMANS

  CHOWAN                           CAMDEN



SCATTERED SHOWERS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM THE 

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS 

NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. THE AIRMASS REMAINS VERY 

MOIST...AND ANY SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE EXTREMELY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN A 

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EVENTUAL 

MOVEMENT OF THE REMNANTS OF ALLISON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEREFORE 

THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TO FALL ACROSS 

THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.



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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