... Flood Watch in effect until 10 am EST this morning...
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued
a
* Flood Watch for a portion of eastern North Carolina...
including the following areas... Beaufort... Carteret... Craven...
Jones... Martin... Onslow... Pamlico and Pitt.
* Until 10 am EST this morning
* widespread rain will continue this morning as low pressure moves
slowly northeast along the coast. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 2 inches are expected north of Highway 70 with up to 1 inch
south. These amounts on top of the 3 to 6 inches that has
already fallen will lead to significant runoff... with flooding
of low lying and poor drainage areas continuing to be possible.
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.
434 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued an
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Washington... River Road...
Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Cedar Island... Newport... Morehead
City... Beaufort...
Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... New Bern... James City... Havelock...
Dare County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the city of Manns Harbor...
Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Swanquarter... Engelhard...
Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Winterville... Greenville...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
* until 730 am EST
* widespread moderate to heavy rainfall will continue over much
of eastern North Carolina through the early morning hours. This will
result in an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. Most areas have
received from 3 to as much as 8 inches of rain since Tuesday
night... and the additional rain will produce additional minor
flooding of flood prone and poor drainage areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.
Lat... Lon 3532 7616 3554 7648 3550 7702 3520 7642
3497 7681 3505 7699 3495 7689 3511 7608
3467 7648 3467 7651 3470 7648 3471 7705
3575 7754 3589 7604 3569 7603 3590 7599
3591 7566
11
332 am EST Thu Nov 12 2009
... Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 1 PM EST this
afternoon...
A coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 1 PM EST this
afternoon.
Strong low pressure will move slowly northeast along the coast
today. This will produce strong northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph
this morning... with winds becoming north and decreasing to 20 mph
later this afternoon. The strong winds will increase water levels
over the southern Pamlico Sound and produce the threat of minor
flooding with water rises of 2 to 3 feet above normal from
Oriental to New Bern.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.