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NCZ029-160000-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

656 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MARTIN COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM

EDT...



AT 656 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER 

MARTIN COUNTY. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER MANY PARTS 

OF MARTIN COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD LOW 

LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MANY ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE 

FLOODED.



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   OAK CITY 

   ROBERSONVILLE.

   WILLIAMSTON.

   HAMILTON.

   

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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