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NCZ029-152215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

515 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MARTIN COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 

PM EDT...



AT 515 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS 

CONTINUED OVER MARTIN COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SOME AREAS 

HAVE RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

MARTIN COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED...WITH UP TO 

18 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS SOME ROADWAYS.



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM...OAK CITY AND WILLIAMSTON...SOUTH

   TO BEAR GRASS. 

   

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR

THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



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