Fair Bluff, North Carolina

... Flood Watch remains in effect through late Thursday night...

The Flood Watch continues for

* a portion of southeast North Carolina... including the
following areas... Bladen... Brunswick... Columbus... New
Hanover... Pender and Robeson.

* Through late Thursday night.

* Low pressure continues to consolidate off the Carolina coast
this afternoon. This area of low pressure will slowly move north
through Thursday morning.

* Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches have been common across the
area since the rain began on Tuesday. An additional 1 to 2 inches
will be common through Thursday morning. However... higher
amounts are possible... especially along the North Carolina
coast.

Moderate rain will sometimes be heavy into Thursday morning.
The prolonged nature of the rain will continue to pose a concern
for flooding. River levels will continue to rise and a few of the
rivers may exceed flood stage late in the week. The rivers most
likely to flood include the Northeast Cape fear.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 5 am EST Thursday...

Low pressure is consolidating off the Carolina coast this afternoon.
This area of low pressure will strengthen as it moves slowly north
along the coast through Thursday morning. Strong high pressure
will remain centered across New England.

The pressure gradient between these two features will produce
sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph through
tonight. Winds of this magnitude may bring down a few more trees
given the ground remains fully saturated and more rain is still to
occur. Isolated power outages are possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution especially on bridges and
overpasses.


Rjd

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Florence SC...

a record rainfall of 0.79 inches was set at Florence SC yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.61 set in 1987.

11/11/2009 0156 PM

6 miles NNW of Whiteville, Columbus County.

Non-thunderstorm wind gust m40 mph, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter 2 miles SSW of Wootens Crossroads measured 40 mph
            wind gust on rooftop anemometer.