THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... EASTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 239 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN PENDER COUNTY. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR THREE INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO NUISANCE FLOODING IN THESE AREAS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BURGAW... ST. HELENA...WATHA...MAPLE HILL...ROCKY POINT...WILLARD...MURRAY TOWN...LONG CREEK...MOORETOWN...WHITE STOCKING...VAN EDEN AND ASHTON. 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. YOUR CAR MAY STALL AND YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. AVOID FLOODED AREAS...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 3437 7790 3438 7790 3437 7793 3438 7796 3438 7798 3443 7804 3444 7805 3472 7799 3473 7768 3452 7759 #ncwx
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:41:46 +0000