Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:53AM EDT until September 17 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 17, 2024 - 1:53am
Expires:
September 17, 2024 - 3:45am
Description:
FFWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 645 AM EDT.
* At 453 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 6 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Havelock, Morehead City, Harkers Island, South River, North River,
Merrimon, Straits, Smyrna, Marshallberg, Davis, Harlowe, Great
Neck, Otway, Williston, 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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Carteret, NC; Craven, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC