Headline: Flood Statement issued July 24 at 8:50PM EDT expiring July 25 at 6:59AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

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Event: Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:50:27-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-25T06:59:00-04:00
Description: …THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…LOCAL
RADIO…MEDIA OR CABLE TV.EXTENDED FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER AT KINSTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT…AT 14.0 FEET…WATER WILL BEGIN TO OVERFLOW INTO LOWLANDS
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
Instruction: STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…LOCAL
RADIO…MEDIA OR CABLE TV.

DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Lenoir