FLOOD WARNING
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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
557 PM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN ALONG U.S. 76 FROM SANDY CREEK
TO LELAND. DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS...MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA.
* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL...
CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BETWEEN SANDY CREEK AND
LELAND THROUGH 730 PM. THIS INCLUDES U.S. 76. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 2 INCHES IS LIKELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3433 7807 3433 7803 3432 7801 3429 7801
3428 7800 3427 7801 3424 7797 3420 7796
3422 7817 3431 7819 3436 7815
$$
DIGIORGI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NCC019-212230-
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
434 PM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED AN
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 633 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
BRUNSWICK
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN TO
THE AREA THROUGH 600 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ALONG THE U.S. 76 CORRIDOR AND
SIGNIFICANT PONDING ALONG THIS ROADWAY IS EXPECTED.
IN URBAN AREAS...WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING AND WATER PONDING IN LOW
LYING AREAS IS LIKELY. LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN RURAL AREAS MAY ALSO BE
FLOODED. USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING WATER ON ROADWAYS OR ON LOW
LYING AREAS.
$$
RJD
We've had nearly 6 inches of rain since 3:30 this afternoon and the thunderstorms continue to develop and train over the same area.