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WGUS72 KILM 141459

FFSILM

NCZ101-141530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC

1100 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED OFF THE COAST AND ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT 

RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEASURED 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 

MINUTES.



THERE WERE REPORTS OF SOME ROADS WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER 

THEM...INCLUDING NEW CENTRE DRIVE NEAR 945 AM. NUMEROUS DITCHES WERE 

FULL OR OVERFLOWING.



ROADWAYS SHOULD REMAIN WET INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT ANY HIGH WATER 

SHOULD QUICKLY RECEDE AS IT FLOWS INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.



MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR SPEED DOWN AS THERE MAY STILL BE SOME 

STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS.



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