Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Jacksonville, NC ∙ Wallace, NC ∙ Half Moon, NC ∙ Onslow Bay, NC ∙ Pink Hill, NC ∙ Jacksonville Albert Ellis Airport, NC ∙ Pumpkin Center, NC ∙ Warsaw, NC ∙ Teachey, NC ∙ Verona, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1033 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Duplin County in eastern North Carolina... Southwestern Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Southern Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina... Onslow County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 130 AM EDT. * At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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, Morehead City, North Topsail Beach, Wallace, Warsaw, Half Moon, New River Station, Pumpkin Center, Camp Lejeune Center, Piney Green, Mount Olive, Swansboro, Kornegay, Hubert, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville, Maysville, Catherine Lake and Cypress Creek. 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. && LAT...LON 3494 7723 3477 7716 3466 7709 3465 7709 3464 7710 3449 7726 3441 7748 3448 7758 3472 7768 3471 7798 3473 7801 3471 7813 3474 7820 3490 7815 3519 7816 3518 7808 3519 7802 3515 7789 3518 7783 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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