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NCZ029-044-079-112230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

519 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002



...FLOOD WARNING FOR PITT...MARTIN...AND GREENE COUNTIES

REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM...



THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS OCCURING OVER EASTERN PARTS OF PITT AND

MARTIN COUNTIES AS OF 515 PM. OVER THE WESTERN PARTS

OF THESE COUNTIES THE RAIN IS LIGHT TO MODERATE. SEVERAL

SPOTS HAVE RECEIVED FROM THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN

SINCE 200 PM...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM JUST NORTH OF SNOW

HILL TO GREENEVILLE TO WILLIAMSTON.



THE RAIN WILL BE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS

PITT...MARTIN...AND GREENE COUNTIES. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO NEVER TRY AND CROSS FLOODED

ROADS...AS THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR

FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



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