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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

200 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERTIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 500 AM EDT



* AT 200 AM  EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED  

TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING TO ROTATE NORTHWEST TO       

SOUTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF BERTIE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED      

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER PORTIONS      

OF BERTIE COUNTY. ALSO...RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 7 AND 10       

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING 

IN AULANDER IN BERTIE COUNTY WHERE MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED AND SEVERAL 

HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH WATER.



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. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY 

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.





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