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NCZ097-101-302000-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC

249 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2001



...URBAN FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ARE

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM HAMPSTEAD TO WILMINGTON AND

FORT FISHER. RAINFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES AN HOURS ARE POSSIBLE

WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL FALLING IN A SHORT

PERIOD OF TIME WILL RESULT IN STREET FLOODING. THE FLOODING WILL BE

MOST PROMINENT ACROSS LOW-LYING AREAS...INTERSECTIONS OR LOCATIONS

WITH POOR DRAINAGE.



ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS

AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS

COULD ENHANCE FLOODING. AS A RESULT...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO

CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE

DAY.



IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 17...OR ANY OF THE ROADS ALONG

EASTERN PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS.

DRIVE SLOWLY...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.



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