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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC

554 AM EDT SAT AUG 31 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PAMLICO COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 900 AM EDT



* AT 554 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL FLOODING DOWNPOURS

  10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORIENTAL...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   ORIENTAL.

   PAMLICO.

   WHORTONSVILLE...AND...MERRITT.

   FLORENCE.

   MARIBEL.

   MESIC.



OTHER LOCATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT FLOODING INCLUDE ALLIANCE...

ARAPAHOE...HOBUCKEN...LOWLAND...MINNESOTT BEACH...OLYMPIA AND SILVER

HILL.



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.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR

RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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