Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 3:48AM EDT until September 17 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 17, 2024 - 12:48am
Expires:
September 17, 2024 - 2:45am
Description:
FFWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 348 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harkers Island, South
River, North River, Merrimon, Straits, Smyrna, Marshallberg,
Davis, Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Great Neck, Otway, Wildwood,
Williston, Croatan and Open Grounds Farm.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Carteret, NC; Craven, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC