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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...TO CONTINUE WARNING...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

210 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ONSLOW COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL

315 PM EDT...



AT 210 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL 

FLOODING DOWNPOURS CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHWEST ONSLOW COUNTY. THESE 

STORMS CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA. THESE 

STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING IN 

INTENSITY.



FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   HALF MOON...AND...RICHLANDS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. 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. 



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR

RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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LAT...LON 3479 7767 3464 7760 3491 7732 3496 7751



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