

000 

WGUS52 KMHX 042305

FFWMHX

NCC079-147-050030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

702 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL FLOODING DOWNPOURS

  FROM STOKES TO JASON...OR FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENVILLE    

TO 6 MILES NORTH OF LA GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL      

AMOUNTS BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE    

PAST HOUR AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. 



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   LIZZIE...AND...JASON.

   SNOW HILL.

   STOKES...AND...MAURY.

   GREENVILLE.

   RENSTON.

   HOOKERTON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS

AND STREAMS...AND HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

TO FLOODING.



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.



$$



LAT...LON 3544 7750 3535 7764 3537 7776 3543 7784

          3581 7728 3564 7716 3540 7720 3530 7740



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000 

WGUS52 KMHX 042305

FFWMHX

NCC079-147-050030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

702 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL FLOODING DOWNPOURS

  FROM STOKES TO JASON...OR FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENVILLE    

TO 6 MILES NORTH OF LA GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL      

AMOUNTS BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE    

PAST HOUR AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. 



* FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

   LIZZIE...AND...JASON.

   SNOW HILL.

   STOKES...AND...MAURY.

   GREENVILLE.

   RENSTON.

   HOOKERTON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS

AND STREAMS...AND HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

TO FLOODING.



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.



$$



LAT...LON 3544 7750 3535 7764 3537 7776 3543 7784

          3581 7728 3564 7716 3540 7720 3530 7740



12

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