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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

645 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 815 AM EDT



* AT 645 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL FLOODING DOWNPOURS

  FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF TERRA CEIA TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EDWARD...

  OR FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF PLYMOUTH TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF

  BAYBORO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   TERRA CEIA.

   EDWARD...AND...BATH.

   BAYVIEW.

   YEATESVILLE.

   AURORA.

   RANSOMVILLE...AND...PUNGO.



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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LAT...LON 3523 7663 3522 7681 3530 7700 3571 7686

          3571 7664 3561 7658 3555 7648



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