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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1012 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Camden County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Central Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina...

* Until midnight EDT tonight.

* At 1012 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
  1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Currituck, Elizabeth City, Camden, Hertford, Winfall, Elizabeth
  City State University, Weeksville, Whitehall Shores, Shiloh,
  Indiantown, Nixonton, Chapanoke, Burgess, Corolla, Pasquotank,
  Taylors Beach, Belcross, Bartlett, Spences Corner and Riddle.

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.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

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LAT...LON 3634 7630 3636 7621 3639 7610 3647 7604
      3652 7585 3635 7580 3630 7588 3627 7600
      3615 7626 3612 7645 3613 7652 3616 7655
      3631 7637

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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