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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
831 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina...

  Contentnea Creek Near Hookerton affecting Greene, Lenoir and Pitt
  Counties.

For the Contentnea Creek...including Hookerton...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at water.weather.gov/ahps.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1145 AM EDT.

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831 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Contentnea Creek near Hookerton.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent
  to creek can be expected. Several homes threatened by water in
  northwest Greene County near HWY 58.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 PM EDT Thursday was 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.1
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3550 7766 3544 7746 3539 7750 3545 7774
      3559 7783 3559 7780 3561 7777


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