442 WGUS62 KMHX 102200 FFAMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 600 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...Heavy rainfall expected tonight through Thursday night across eastern North Carolina... .Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida earlier today and will weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses the Carolinas Thursday and Thursday night. Heavy rainfall is expected to spread in from southwest tonight and continue through Thursday night before ending early Friday morning. NCZ104-111000- /O.EXA.KMHX.FF.A.0007.181011T0000Z-181012T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Outer Banks Hyde- Including the city of Ocracoke 600 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of eastern North Carolina, including the following area, Outer Banks Hyde. * Through Friday morning * Heavy rainfall will spread into the region tonight and continue into Thursday night before ending early Friday morning. Storm total rainfall amounts will range from 1 to 3 inches along the coast of eastern North Carolina with localized higher amounts. * This rainfall could produce flash flooding, particularly in poor drainage areas near creeks, streams and ditches. Street flooding is likely. In addition, the ground remains saturated due to heavy rainfall last month from Hurricane Florence. As a result, it will not take much rainfall to produce additional flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-111000- /O.CON.KMHX.FF.A.0007.181011T0000Z-181012T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico-Carteret-Onslow- Outer Banks Dare- Including the cities of Williamston, Robersonville, Oak City, Jamesville, Greenville, Bethel, Farmville, Grifton, Grimesland, Plymouth, Roper, Creswell, Columbia, Gum Neck, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, East Lake, Snow Hill, Hookerton, Walstonburg, Washington, Chocowinity, Belhaven, Bath, Aurora, Engelhard, Fairfield, Ponzer, Scranton, Swanquarter, Wallace, Warsaw, Kenansville, Beulaville, Faison, Kinston, La Grange, Pink Hill, Maysville, Pollocksville, Trenton, New Bern, Havelock, Vanceboro, Cove City, Oriental, Bayboro, Arapahoe, Vandemere, Morehead City, Beaufort, Newport, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Jacksonville, Richlands, Swansboro, North Topsail Beach, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Manteo, Rodanthe, Buxton, and Hatteras Village 600 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of eastern North Carolina, including the following areas, Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Onslow, Outer Banks Dare, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington. * Through Friday morning * Heavy rainfall will spread into the region tonight and continue into Thursday night before ending early Friday morning. Storm total rainfall amounts will range from 2 to 3 inches over most of eastern North Carolina with localized higher amounts, especially over the Coastal Plains. * This rainfall could produce flash flooding, particularly in poor drainage areas near creeks, streams and ditches. Street flooding is likely. In addition, the ground remains saturated due to heavy rainfall last month from Hurricane Florence. As a result, it will not take much rainfall to produce additional flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$