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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
215 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
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MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND
HYDE-NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-HATTERAS ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANTEO, CRESWELL, COLUMBIA, SCRANTON, GUM
NECK, BETHEL, MANNS HARBOR, WASHINGTON, BELHAVEN, RODANTHE,
GREENVILLE, GRIFTON, OAK CITY, ENGELHARD, GRIMESLAND, HATTERAS
VILLAGE, WILLIAMSTON, ROBERSONVILLE, KITTY HAWK, DUCK,
CHOCOWINITY, STUMPY POINT, BATH, FARMVILLE, AVON, BUXTON, FRISCO,
KILL DEVIL HILLS, PONZER, JAMESVILLE, SWANQUARTER, SOUTHERN
SHORES, FAIRFIELD, AURORA, ROPER, NAGS HEAD, EAST LAKE, AND
PLYMOUTH
215 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, BEAUFORT, HATTERAS ISLAND, MAINLAND DARE,
MAINLAND HYDE, MARTIN, NORTHERN OUTER BANKS, PITT, TYRRELL AND
WASHINGTON.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES, WITH
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE, LOCALLY
EXCEEDING 4 INCHES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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