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

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

The National Weather Service in Newport has extended the

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

* Until 300 PM EDT Saturday.

* At 751 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain from
  Tropical Storm Florence causing life threatening flash flooding
  across the warned area. Rainfall amounts of 8 to 15 inches have
  fallen since Thursday morning, with an additional 6 to 10 inches
  possible through mid afternoon. 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. There have also been numerous water rescues in
  the area. It is imperative that residents remain at home unless
  threatened by rising waters.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Onslow and Duplin counties.
This 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
