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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

130 PM EDT MON JUN 7 2004



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

SMALL STREAM ADVISORY FOR CARTERET COUNTY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM EDT

MONDAY AFTERNOON...



AT 130 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT VERY

HEAVY RAINS WERE FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS 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 BOGUE...BROAD

CREEK AND NEWPORT.



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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