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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1106 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

...The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Contentnea Creek Near Hookerton affecting Greene, Pitt and Lenoir
  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.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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

The next statement will be issued Thursday afternoon at 215 PM EDT.

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NCC079-107-147-191815-
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1106 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Contentnea Creek near Hookerton.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night 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 10:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 12.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
    feet early Friday morning. 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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