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Last update:  05.09.08 - Fri - 05:27:25 PM (EDT)

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service

This page contains watches, warnings and advisories that are in effect for North Carolina. This file is usually updated about every two minutes. This same information is available in other file formats including the XML based RSS and CAP formats. Comments and Feedback are welcome about this product.

XML 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.
$$
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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.
$$
BROWN
Issuing 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.
$$
BROWN
Issuing 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.
$$
BROWN
Issuing 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.
$$
BROWN
Issuing 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.
$$
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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.
$$
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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.
$$
HEDEN
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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.
$$
BROWN
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage




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