Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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WGUS72 KMHX 300109
FFSMHX
NCC079-300200-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...TO CONTINUE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
908 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GREENE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM EDT...

AT 908 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLOODING 
DOWNPOURS CONTINUED JUST WEST OF SNOW HILL...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. 
RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN 
HALF OF GREENE COUNTY DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
RAIN COULD DROP ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES.

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
   SNOW HILL.
   MAURY...AND...HOOKERTON.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR
RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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LAT...LON 3536 7782 3553 7783 3558 7761 3553 7754
          3543 7747 3537 7757 3535 7769

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

ERN US TROF PROGGED TO GRADU MOV OFF TO E THRU THU.  NEW CANADA LOW
AND CENTRAL US TROF DIGS AND DEEPENS OVR ERN US INTO THE WEEKEND.
IN THE SHORT TERM, BNDY FROM ALBEMARLE SOUND TO A LOW NR CHARLOTTE
RESULTING IN TSTMS TNGT.  BEST POPS TNGT (50) WL BE NW PORTION OF
CWA AND 40 ELSEWHERE.  AFTER FIRST COUPLE OF PERIODS, POPS DROP TO
CLIMO AVGS OF 30S DAY AND 20S NIGHT.  SLGTLY DRIER AIR XPCTD SAT SO
DAYTIME POPS ONLY ARND 20.  TEMPS DROPPED A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR
TMRW AS BNDRY AND CLDS INCH TOWARD CWA.

MARINE: WEAK BOUNDARY ACROSS ALBEMARLE SOUND STRETCHING TO THE W-SW
WILL STALL OUT OVERNIGHT INTO WED NEAR THE COAST. PREDOMINANT S-SW
FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OFFSHORE THRU FCST PD. S
WATERS WILL BE IN 15-20 KT RANGE TONIGHT WHILE N WATERS SHOULD BE
15 KT OR LESS. 10-15 KT WINDS SHOULD RULE OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION
FROM WED-SUN.

.MHX...NONE.

TK/WS

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-291300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
356 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS...SOME MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS LATE TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FROM SURF CITY NORTH
TO CAPE HATTERAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MLF

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-091>094-292230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
512 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

THROUGH 630 PM SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL CONTAIN DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES
AN HOUR. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AS THERE WILL
BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER LEVELS IF YOU RECEIVE ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

WHAT LITTLE MOVEMENT THERE IS APPEARS TO BE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO
10 MPH. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL BE OVER MARTIN
COUNTY EAST TO TYRRELL COUNTY. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL BE
OVER NORTHERN JONES COUNTY AND WESTERN CRAVEN COUNTY.

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NCZ029-044>046-080-081-091>094-292330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
630 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE
SLOW AND ERRATIC THROUGH 730 PM. DOPPLER RADAR HOURLY RAINFALL
ESTIMATES FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH SOME OF THESE
STORMS. THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE OVER
BEAUFORT COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO BELHAVEN.
DUE TO THE DOWNPOURS, PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

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NCZ029-044-079-090-091-300130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
830 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVER COASTAL PLAIN...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS UP TO 3 TO 4
INCHES AN HOUR WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL PLAIN OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY BE ALERT AT
NIGHT AND IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY USE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF THE CURRENT RAINFALL RATES PERSIST
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY FOR GREENE COUNTY.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTH PART OF DUPLIN
COUNTY EXTENDING NORTH TO THE WESTERN PART OF PITT COUNTY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

WS