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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

000
WGUS82 KILM 070525
FLSILM

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1225 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2014

NCC019-047-129-141-070830-
/O.NEW.KILM.FA.Y.0003.140307T0525Z-140307T0830Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1225 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

  BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  EASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 330 AM EST

* AT 1223 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
JUST OFFSHORE. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE JUST OVER AN INCH FOR
THE LAST FEW HOURS...A QUICK ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE AS THIS ACTIVITY ROTATES ONSHORE AND CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BURGAW...
  ST. HELENA...WATHA...CAROLINA BEACH...KURE BEACH...WILMINGTON...
  OCEAN ISLE BEACH...BALD HEAD ISLAND...BELVILLE...BOLIVIA...CASWELL
  BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...LELAND...NAVASSA...SANDY CREEK...
  SHALLOTTE...VARNAMTOWN AND YAUPON BEACH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED AND STREAM
FLOWS ARE ELEVATED. FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM NEAR POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND LOW SPOTS ALONG ROADS OR INTERSECTIONS. DO
NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3432 7769 3419 7781 3384 7796 3389 7804
      3391 7813 3391 7828 3388 7843 3389 7850
      3471 7806 3473 7768 3448 7757 3443 7752

$$

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