


Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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451 WGUS42 KMHX 131427 FLWMHX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1027 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025 ...The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina... Contentnea Creek Near Hookerton affecting Pitt, Lenoir and Greene Counties. For the Contentnea Creek...including Hookerton...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 late tonight at 130 AM EDT. && NCC079-107-147-140530- /O.NEW.KMHX.FL.W.0010.250814T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /HOKN7.1.ER.250814T1800Z.250815T0600Z.250816T1200Z.NO/ 1027 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Contentnea Creek near Hookerton. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to creek can be expected. Several homes threatened by water in northwest Greene County near HWY 58. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 12.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 13.1 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3550 7766 3544 7746 3539 7750 3545 7774 3559 7783 3559 7780 3561 7777 $$ Simms