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WGUS72 KMHX 112209

FFSMHX

NCZ090-112230-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

608 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR DUPLIN COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM

EDT...



AT 608 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL  

DOWNPOURS CONTINUED FROM BEAUTANCUS TO FAISON.



FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   BEAUTANCUS AND FAISON.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN BEAUTANCUS AND FAISON. HEAVY 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH OF THE 

AREA BY 630 PM. 



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 BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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

THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



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LAT...LON 3511 7779 3511 7815 3513 7877 3513 7841



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