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WGUS72 KMHX 141816

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NCC061-103-107-133-141915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

213 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR ONSLOW...

LENOIR...JONES AND DUPLIN COUNTIES...



AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES OVER 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN MANY AREAS...AND ADDITIONAL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TRENTON...KENANSVILLE...KINSTON AND JACKSONVILLE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

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



LAT...LON 3482 7806 3453 7742 3496 7713 3530 7776



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