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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

630 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002



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

HAS EXPIRED...



THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF PITT...MARTIN...AND

GREENE COUNTIES...THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

THESE COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE WILL STILL

BE SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN AS

THE PONDING WILL BE HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT KNOW THE

DEPTH OF THE WATER.



RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG OR NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS

SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR RISING WATERS AS RUN-OFF WILL

CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR

FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



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