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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
519 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina...
  West Central Gates County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ahoskie, Aulander, Winton, Cofield, Powellsville, Union, Brantleys 
  Grove, Proctors Corner, Poor Town, Earleys, Oak Villa, Saint John, 
  Tunis, Millennium, Connaritsa and Rays Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3633 7710 3637 7708 3642 7678 3623 7685
      3616 7718

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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