Greenville, NC Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina, including the
following areas, Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, Mainland Dare, Mainland
Hyde, Martin, Northern Outer Banks, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop
in an unstable and anomalously moist airmass, leading to a
risk of intense rainfall rates and heavy rainfall totals.
Where thunderstorms occur, the potential exists for rainfall
totals of 3 to 6 inches. Where thunderstorms are the most
persistent, rainfall totals could exceed 6 inches. The
potential rainfall rates and amounts appear supportive of a
risk of flooding and flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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