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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

634 PM EDT SUN MAY 23 2004



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND

SMALL STREAM ADVISORY FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM EDT

SUNDAY EVENING...



AT 634 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT VERY 

HEAVY RAINS WERE FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS

UP TO THREE INCHES OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS WILL CAUSE  

ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS OR IN URBAN AREAS OF 

POOR DRAINAGE. THIS MAY INCLUDE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND 

STANDING WATER DUE TO CLOGGED STORM DRAINS.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE BLOUNTS

CREEK...CHOCOWINITY...EDWARD...OLD FORD...PINETOWN...RIVER ROAD...

WASHINGTON AND WILMAR.



SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND DITCHES WILL

OVERFLOW. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND INCONVENIENCES CAN BE

EXPECTED...BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.



BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES OR A

WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA

OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



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