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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

829 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2005



...ALL OF THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE EXPIRED...



THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE AREA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AND

ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT



ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS EASTERN NORTH 

CAROLINA...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AS

MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS

OF 10 INCHES HAS CREATED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE

REGION WHICH HAS BEEN SLOW TO RECEDE.  



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA REPORT

HIGH WATER COVERING MANY ROADWAYS...SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REQUESTING THAT PEOPLE STAY OFF THE ROAD 

AFTER DARK...WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

ALSO...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER. 



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...LOCAL RADIO...TV... OR

CABLE TV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.



LAT...LON 3502 7682 3496 7690 3492 7686 3484 7691

      3481 7718 3485 7808 3593 7718 3593 7704

      3585 7704 3589 7694 3581 7689 3588 7683

      3585 7677 3590 7672 3584 7640



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