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NCZ029-160200-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

752 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR MARTIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM... 

...MINOR FLOODING LIKELY TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT...



AT 750 PM SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS MARTIN COUNTY. THE RAINFALL 

INTENSITY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DIMINISH...HOWEVER RUNOFF WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 

AREAS FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. FLOODING OF ROADS WILL CONTINUE IN 

SPOTS...AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. IF HEAVY 

RAIN REDEVELOPS...ANOTHER WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AS THE 

GROUND IS COMPLETELY SATURATED. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE 

AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION 

SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

      

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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