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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

753 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT

HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT



* AT 748 AM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A

  THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AURORA...

  YEATESVILLE...TERRA CEIA...RANSOMVILLE...PUNGO...PAMLICO BEACH...

  BELHAVEN...BAYVIEW AND BATH.



RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER BEAUFORT COUNTY HAVE BEEN

4 TO 6 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY WILL

CAUSE FLASH 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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. 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.



LAT...LON 3523 7683 3525 7662 3565 7655 3567 7682



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