Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
306 AM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Neuse River At Kinston affecting Jones and Lenoir Counties.

For the Neuse River...including Kinston, Fort Barnwell...Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at water.weather.gov/ahps.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 615 PM EDT.

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306 AM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Neuse River at Kinston.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of the campground at the Nature
  Center is expected. Water encroaches onto other properties along
  the south side of the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:15 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of
    15.3 feet early Wednesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3528 7763 3536 7748 3533 7743 3522 7750
      3521 7761 3520 7784 3526 7783


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