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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
240 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
  Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
  Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 830 AM EDT.

* At 231 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated very heavy rain falling
  across the warned area due to persistent rain bands from Hurricane
  Florence. 7 to 11 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
  already occurring. Extreme rainfall rates are expected to continue
  through the morning hours as Hurricane Florence remains almost
  stationary just off the southern North Carolina coast. Additional
  rainfall between 6 to 8 inches is possible over the warned area
  through the rest of the morning hours. This may quickly become a
  life threatening situation over the next several hours.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Cedar Island, Harkers
  Island, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Stella, South River,
  Cape Carteret, North River, Davis, Straits, Atlantic, Sealevel,
  Marshallberg, Smyrna and Merrimon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3467 7673 3463 7710 3466 7710 3468 7712
      3471 7711 3473 7714 3476 7713 3477 7716
      3480 7718 3506 7717 3525 7692 3525 7689
      3522 7685 3523 7664 3525 7661 3521 7649
      3509 7638 3498 7617 3461 7652

$$

SGK
