Flood Watch: September 30, 2015
News Release:
Good Afternoon:
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch for Beaufort County as follows:
...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY ...
.TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE JOAQUIN WILL INTERACT WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE REGION. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-
CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...
RIVER ROAD...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...
HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...
BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...
KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
333 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BEAUFORT...CARTERET...CRAVEN...JONES...
MAINLAND DARE...MAINLAND ...HYDE...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS
DARE... OUTER BANKS HYDE...PAMLICO...TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WIDESPREAD 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD PONDING OF ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED.
DRAINAGE DITCHES MAY ALSO OVERFLOW ONTO ROADWAYS...AND EVEN
FLOODING OF MORE RURAL AREAS IS POSSIBLE. STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO RISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
Please drive safely and remain, "Weather Aware".
John Pack
Coordinator, Beaufort County Emergency Services
1420 Highland Drive
Washington, NC 27889
(252)946-2046 Office
(252) 975-6802 Fax john.pack@co.beaufort.nc.us
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