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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina
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List of Active Alerts by County
Brunswick
coastal flood statement
Camden
short term forecast
Caswell
flood warning
Cherokee
short term forecast
Clay
short term forecast
Eastern Currituck
short term forecast
Gates
short term forecast
Pasquotank
short term forecast
Western Currituck
short term forecast
Flood Warning
Caswell (North Carolina)
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 239 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA... DAN RIVER NEAR DANVILLE AFFECTING CASWELL...CITY OF DANVILLE AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES DAN RIVER NEAR PACES AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY THE DAN RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE SHARPLY IN RESPONSE TO RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINFALL ACROSS THE UPPER DAN BASIN. RAINFALL AVERAGED 2.5 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE BASIN...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES. THE LATEST FORECAST PUSHES THE CREST AT DANVILLE BACK TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS INDICATIONS FROM THE RIVER UPSTREAM AT WENTWORTH SUGGEST MORE WATER WILL BE MOVING DOWNSTREAM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON `RIVERS and LAKES AHPS`. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. NCC033-VAC143-590-100239- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080511T1220Z/ /DVLV2.2.ER.080509T1408Z.080510T0600Z.080511T0620Z.NO/ 239 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DAN RIVER NEAR DANVILLE. * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 01PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.8 FEET ON SEP 30 2004. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Gates (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ014>017-102-VAZ092>098-092145- PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-SUFFOLK VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- SOUTHAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WALTERS AROUND 420 PM EDT... FRANKLIN AROUND 425 PM EDT... LEES MILL AROUND 430 PM EDT... CARRSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... ELWOOD AROUND 440 PM EDT... HOLLAND AROUND 445 PM EDT... THROUGH 530 PM...OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CHURCHLAND...DEEP CREEK...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...GREAT BRIDGE...KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN VIEW...CURRITUCK...GATESVILLE...SOUTH MILLS AND SUNBURY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$ BROWNIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Pasquotank (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ014>017-102-VAZ092>098-092145- PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-SUFFOLK VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- SOUTHAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WALTERS AROUND 420 PM EDT... FRANKLIN AROUND 425 PM EDT... LEES MILL AROUND 430 PM EDT... CARRSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... ELWOOD AROUND 440 PM EDT... HOLLAND AROUND 445 PM EDT... THROUGH 530 PM...OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CHURCHLAND...DEEP CREEK...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...GREAT BRIDGE...KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN VIEW...CURRITUCK...GATESVILLE...SOUTH MILLS AND SUNBURY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$ BROWNIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Camden (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ014>017-102-VAZ092>098-092145- PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-SUFFOLK VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- SOUTHAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WALTERS AROUND 420 PM EDT... FRANKLIN AROUND 425 PM EDT... LEES MILL AROUND 430 PM EDT... CARRSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... ELWOOD AROUND 440 PM EDT... HOLLAND AROUND 445 PM EDT... THROUGH 530 PM...OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CHURCHLAND...DEEP CREEK...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...GREAT BRIDGE...KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN VIEW...CURRITUCK...GATESVILLE...SOUTH MILLS AND SUNBURY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$ BROWNIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Western Currituck (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ014>017-102-VAZ092>098-092145- PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-SUFFOLK VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- SOUTHAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WALTERS AROUND 420 PM EDT... FRANKLIN AROUND 425 PM EDT... LEES MILL AROUND 430 PM EDT... CARRSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... ELWOOD AROUND 440 PM EDT... HOLLAND AROUND 445 PM EDT... THROUGH 530 PM...OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CHURCHLAND...DEEP CREEK...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...GREAT BRIDGE...KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN VIEW...CURRITUCK...GATESVILLE...SOUTH MILLS AND SUNBURY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$ BROWNIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Cherokee (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-092315- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 /406 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008/ .NOW... THROUGH 7 PM EDT (6 PM CDT)...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE EAST AT 35 MPH...ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. WHERE RAIN OCCURS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS PER HOUR...BUT UP TO ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Clay (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-092315- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 /406 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008/ .NOW... THROUGH 7 PM EDT (6 PM CDT)...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE EAST AT 35 MPH...ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. WHERE RAIN OCCURS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS PER HOUR...BUT UP TO ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Brunswick (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 524 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ100-100000- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.S.0011.080509T1100Z-080510T0000Z/ BRUNSWICK- 524 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELLS ALONG WITH A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 6 PM. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$ HEDENIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Eastern Currituck (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ014>017-102-VAZ092>098-092145- PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-SUFFOLK VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- SOUTHAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 415 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WALTERS AROUND 420 PM EDT... FRANKLIN AROUND 425 PM EDT... LEES MILL AROUND 430 PM EDT... CARRSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... ELWOOD AROUND 440 PM EDT... HOLLAND AROUND 445 PM EDT... THROUGH 530 PM...OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CHURCHLAND...DEEP CREEK...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...GREAT BRIDGE...KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN VIEW...CURRITUCK...GATESVILLE...SOUTH MILLS AND SUNBURY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. $$ BROWNIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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