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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
313 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2018

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR DUPLIN AND ONSLOW COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...
  Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 900 AM EDT.

* At 305 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain from
  Tropical Storm Florence causing flash flooding across the warned
  area. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches have fallen since
  Thursday, with an additional 4 to 8 inches possible through early
  this morning. This is a life threatening situation, as numerous
  roads are already impassable, and additional heavy rains will
  threaten homes and businesses across the warned area. It is
  imperative that residents remain at home unless threatened by
  rising waters.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Duplin and Onslow counties.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jacksonville, North Topsail Beach, Wallace, Warsaw, New River
  Station, Mount Olive, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Catherine Lake,
  Folkstone, Bowdens, Cypress Creek, Verona, Dixon, Beautancus,
  Kenansville, Chinquapin, Potters Hill, Harrells and Onslow Beach.

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.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3444 7752 3448 7758 3472 7768 3471 7798
      3473 7802 3471 7813 3474 7820 3490 7815
      3519 7816 3518 7815 3504 7777 3455 7727
      3444 7748

$$

SGK
