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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1015 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

NCC015-029-041-053-073-091-131-139-143-090630-
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CHOWAN NC-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-GATES NC-CURRITUCK NC-
BERTIE NC-CAMDEN NC-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD NC-
1015 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...ESPECIALLY FOR CHOWAN
COUNTY...EASTERN BERTIE COUNTY AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
CHOWAN...PASQUOTANK...PERQUIMANS...GATES...NORTHWESTERN CURRITUCK...
BERTIE...WEST CENTRAL CAMDEN...EASTERN NORTHAMPTON AND HERTFORD
COUNTIES...

AT 1011 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE REGION. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. RAINFALL OF
3.31 INCHES FELL IN EDENTON BETWEEN 9PM AND 10PM WHICH WILL CAUSE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CHOWAN...EASTERN BERTIE AND
PERQUIMANS COUNTY. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW!

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CURRITUCK...ELIZABETH CITY...CAMDEN...AHOSKIE...WINDSOR...
MURFREESBORO...HERTFORD...RICH SQUARE...AULANDER...WINFALL...
GATESVILLE...ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY...CHOWAN UNIVERSITY...
SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...RYLAND...WEEKSVILLE...GATES...CONWAY AND
WOODLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3581 7688 3590 7692 3586 7704 3594 7704
      3593 7719 3601 7721 3606 7732 3611 7723
      3616 7726 3621 7739 3632 7747 3654 7733
      3654 7595 3613 7613 3608 7641 3602 7648
      3606 7662 3601 7669 3588 7674 3588 7683

$$

MRD
