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000 

WGUS52 KMHX 290232

FFWMHX

NCC187-290430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

1028 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 1028 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   

SCUPPERNONG...PLYMOUTH...ROPER AND CRESWELL



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER 

PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY SINCE 9 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER BERTIE COUNTY AND 

WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 

1230 AM EDT.



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. 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

NEWPORT.



LAT...LON 3594 7671 3571 7684 3571 7642 3597 7638



$$



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000 

WGUS52 KMHX 290232

FFWMHX

NCC187-290430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

1028 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 1028 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   

SCUPPERNONG...PLYMOUTH...ROPER AND CRESWELL



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER 

PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY SINCE 9 PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER BERTIE COUNTY AND 

WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 

1230 AM EDT.



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. 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

NEWPORT.



LAT...LON 3594 7671 3571 7684 3571 7642 3597 7638



$$



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