...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...BLADEN...COASTAL BRUNSWICK...COASTAL NEW HANOVER... COASTAL PENDER...COLUMBUS...INLAND BRUNSWICK...INLAND NEW HANOVER...INLAND PENDER AND ROBESON. IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...COASTAL GEORGETOWN...DARLINGTON...DILLON... FLORENCE...INLAND GEORGETOWN...MARION...MARLBORO... WILLIAMSBURG...COASTAL HORRY AND INLAND HORRY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVER- SPREAD THE EASTERN CAROLINAS THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING... REACHING AND PARTIALLY MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COASTS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUALLY RE- FIRE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST AND STALLS WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. THE WATCH AREA CAN EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS PEAKING OVER 4 INCHES. WITH GROUNDS REMAINING WET AND MOIST FROM THE WIDESPREAD NEAR RECORD BREAKING RAINFALL DURING THE PAST MONTH...FLOODING AND PONDING FROM THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...AND NOT JUST ACROSS POORLY DRAINED AND LOW-LYING AREAS...COULD QUICKLY DEVELOP. KEEP A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ON ALERT IN CASE OF ANY ISSUANCES OF FLOOD WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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. && #ncwx
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:17:38 +0000