PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 830 PM EST
* AT 540 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER EASTERN PENDER COUNTY IN THE
LAST THREE HOURS.
IN GENERAL 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER PENDER COUNTY DURING THE
LAST 12 TO 24 HOURS. ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE COUNTY
SEVERAL ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED AS CLOSED OR NEARLY IMPASSABLE.
ROADS CONFIRMED AS BEING CLOSED ARE HIGHWAY 210 EAST...COUNTRY CLUB
ROAD...OLDE POINT ROAD...AND DEERFIELD ROAD.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3429 7773 3433 7772 3431 7775 3439 7783
      3437 7798 3433 7803 3440 7826 3446 7817
      3451 7826 3456 7826 3471 7812 3473 7806
      3472 7769 3447 7758 3445 7753 3440 7762
      3440 7759 3444 7751
$$
III

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...BLADEN...BRUNSWICK...COLUMBUS...NEW
  HANOVER...PENDER AND ROBESON.
* THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO CONSOLIDATE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
  THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THE
  AREA SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN ON TUESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES
  WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA
  COAST.
MODERATE RAIN WILL SOMETIMES BE HEAVY INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A CONCERN
FOR FLOODING. RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND A FEW OF THE
RIVERS MAY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE LATE IN THE WEEK. THE RIVERS MOST
LIKELY TO FLOOD INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR.
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.
$$

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
LOW PRESSURE IS CONSOLIDATING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW MORE TREES
GIVEN THE GROUND REMAINS FULLY SATURATED AND MORE RAIN IS STILL TO
OCCUR. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.
$$
RJD