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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
646 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 646 PM EDT, extensive street flooding continues in coastal 
  Currituck County. Between 6 and 9 inches of rain have fallen 
  today. Additional rain amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible 
  through 8pm. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Public and broadcast media reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Grandy, Corolla, Point Harbor, Poplar Branch, Bertha, Aydlett, 
  Jarvisburg, Coinjock, Waterlily, Powells Point, Mamie, Barco, Spot 
  and Harbinger.

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. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when 
water begins rising.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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LAT...LON 3643 7591 3642 7581 3623 7575 3622 7575
      3623 7578 3621 7577 3621 7581 3608 7577
      3607 7580 3610 7585 3614 7587 3614 7589
      3617 7589 3627 7596 3628 7595 3629 7597
      3631 7597 3633 7600 3638 7600 3641 7597

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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