The National Weather Service in Newport has issued an
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for minor flooding of poor
drainage areas in...
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... 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 city of Swanquarter...
Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
* until 1115 PM EST
* widespread moderate to heavy rain will continue along and east of
Highway 17 through 1115 PM... resulting in additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches. Most areas have received 2 to 4 inches of
rain today... and the additional rain will produce 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 3467 7709 3503 7739 3582 7700 3593 7603
3566 7605 3566 7604 3592 7580 3582 7573
3531 7629 3551 7658 3553 7648 3554 7648
3550 7702 3521 7644 3498 7680 3506 7700
3499 7697 3495 7627 3463 7653 3463 7655
444 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2009
... Flood Watch now in effect through late tonight...
The Flood Watch is now in effect for
* a portion of eastern North Carolina... including the following
areas... Beaufort... Carteret... Craven... Duplin... Greene...
Jones... Lenoir... Martin... Onslow... Pamlico and Pitt.
* Through late tonight
* widespread rain will continue tonight as low pressure moves
slowly northeast along the coast. Additional rainfall amounts
will range from 2 inches southwest to 4 inches closer to the
coast. This will lead to significant runoff... with flooding of
low lying and poor drainage areas 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.
254 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2009
... High surf advisory in effect until 7 PM EST Thursday north of
Cape Lookout...
... Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 8 PM this evening to 1 PM
EST Thursday...
... High threat of rip currents along the beach north of Cape
Lookout through Thursday...
... Coastal Flood Warning is cancelled...
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued
a high surf advisory... which is in effect until 7 PM EST Thursday.
A coastal Flood Advisory has also been issued. This coastal Flood
Advisory is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Thursday.
The coastal Flood Warning has been cancelled.
Low pressure will move slowly northeast along the coast tonight and
Thursday. This will produce strong east to northeast winds of 30
to 40 mph tonight... with winds becoming north and decreasing to 20
mph Thursday. 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 over
downeast Carteret County.
The strong winds will produce large waves over the ocean with
breakers of 8 feet or greater expected late today into Thursday
from Cape Lookout north.
The onshore winds and building surf will create a high threat of
rip currents along the beaches north of Cape Lookout through
Thursday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing dangerous rip currents and
localized beach erosion.
A coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.
Rip currents are strong... narrow channels of water that flow out
to sea. If you become caught in a rip current... remain calm. Try
to swim on a course that is parallel to the beach until you get
away from the rip... then swim at an angle in to shore. Do not try
to swim back to shore directly against the rip... since it can
exhaust and even kill the strongest swimmer.