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NCZ029-160600-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001



...MINOR FLOODING TO PERSIST ACROSS MARTIN COUNTY...



LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF

MARTIN COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAINLY BE 1/2 INCH OR LESS

THROUGH 2 AM. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS DIMINISHED...SIGNIFICANT

RUNOFF CONTINUES WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR

DRAINAGE AREAS. MARTIN COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THE FLOODING

EARLIER THIS EVENING WAS BEGINNING TO RECEDE...HOWEVER SEVERAL

SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO

USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. PEOPLE

WHO LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...

AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A

WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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