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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1244 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has extended 
the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
  Southwestern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
  Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...
  Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
  Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
  Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 400 AM EDT.

* At 1244 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Jacksonville, New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, North Topsail 
  Beach, Newport, Wallace, Warsaw, Half Moon, Pumpkin Center, New 
  River Station, Piney Green, Camp Lejeune Center, Mount Olive, 
  River Bend, Stella, Swansboro and Phillips Crossroads.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3471 7813 3474 7820 3490 7815 3519 7816
      3519 7802 3515 7789 3518 7783 3536 7781
      3512 7722 3464 7651 3457 7653 3466 7665
      3465 7693 3457 7723 3442 7750 3448 7758
      3472 7768 3471 7798 3473 7801

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

RJ