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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

817 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERTIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 817 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING     

  FROM AULANDER TO 18 MILES WEST OF RICH SQUARE...OR ALONG A LINE    

  EXTENDING FROM AULANDER TO HALIFAX...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...

  OVER RICH SQUARE BY 905 PM EDT

  OVER AULANDER BY 935 PM EDT



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT AREAS FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN 

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST BERTIE COUNTY. A SPOTTER REPORTED 

A TOTAL RAINFALL 2.5 INCHES FROM A THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF LASKER 

IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



LAT...LON 3604 7709 3629 7780 3630 7720 3614 7684



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000 

WGUS51 KAKQ 090021

FFWAKQ

NCC015-131-090145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

817 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERTIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 817 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING     

  FROM AULANDER TO 18 MILES WEST OF RICH SQUARE...OR ALONG A LINE    

  EXTENDING FROM AULANDER TO HALIFAX...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NEAR...

  OVER RICH SQUARE BY 905 PM EDT

  OVER AULANDER BY 935 PM EDT



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT AREAS FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN 

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST BERTIE COUNTY. A SPOTTER REPORTED 

A TOTAL RAINFALL 2.5 INCHES FROM A THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF LASKER 

IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

WAKEFIELD.



LAT...LON 3604 7709 3629 7780 3630 7720 3614 7684



$$



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