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 SOUTHWESTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 230 PM EDT * AT 1229 PM EDT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE ON SHORE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE SHOWERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY OFF TO THE NORTHWEST BUT WILL DROP UP TO A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH. THE PERSISTENT NATURE OF THE SHOWERS WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS TO RECEIVE UP TO 3 INCHES ESPECIALLY FROM HOLDEN BEACH AREA NORTHWEST UP THROUGH BRUNSWICK COUNTY TO WHITEVILLE AND BOLTON AND CONTINUING NORTHWEST UP TO ESLIZABETHTOWN AND VICINITY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLTON... WHITEVILLE...CLARKTON...DUBLIN...EAST ARCADIA...ELIZABETHTOWN...TAR HEEL...WHITE LAKE...ATKINSON...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 3457 7825 3467 7817 3468 7816 3428 7773 3415 7783 3383 7796 3389 7804 3391 7813 3390 7832 3387 7846 3389 7857 3485 7887 3486 7850 #ncwx
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:32:47 +0000
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