


Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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105 WGUS42 KMHX 231213 FLWMHX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 813 AM EDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...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, 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 this evening at 1115 PM EDT. && NCC079-107-147-240315- /O.NEW.KMHX.FL.W.0003.250323T1800Z-250324T1200Z/ /HOKN7.1.ER.250323T1800Z.250323T1800Z.250324T0600Z.NO/ 813 AM EDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Contentnea Creek near Hookerton. * WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow morning. * 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 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3550 7766 3544 7746 3539 7750 3545 7774 3559 7783 3559 7780 3561 7777 $$ TS