Flood Statement
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WGUS82 KMHX 120114
FLSMHX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
914 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2013
NCC177-187-120245-
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WASHINGTON NC-TYRRELL NC-
914 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
* AT 910 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND TYRRELL COUNTIES AND LOCALLY UP TO
5 INCHES NEAR CRESWELL OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
WILL BRING ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THIS
WILL LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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LAT...LON 3585 7676 3590 7671 3591 7628 3575 7630
3576 7680
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