Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
243 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Contentnea Creek At Grifton affecting Pitt, Lenoir and Craven
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at water.weather.gov/ahps.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM EDT.

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243 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Contentnea Creek at Grifton.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water approaches homes in Tick Bite, and
  also along Water Street in Grifton. Portions of Tick Bite Road,
  Creekshore Drive, and Lenoir Street are covered by floodwaters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:30 PM EDT Wednesday was 16.1 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3537 7735 3532 7739 3533 7743 3536 7748
      3539 7750 3544 7746 3538 7742


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