NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 511 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015 ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY- INLAND GEORGETOWN- ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE JOAQUIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFF THE CAROLINA COAST THIS WEEKEND...HOWEVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS WILL LIKELY HAVE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AS MOISTURE FROM THIS HURRICANE MOVES INLAND.
Flood Watch
...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY...
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-
INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...
WHITEVILLE...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...WILMINGTON...
CAROLINA BEACH...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...LELAND...BOLIVIA...
SHALLOTTE...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...OAK ISLAND...
SOUTHPORT...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE...
MARION...KINGSTREE...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...
GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...MURRELLS INLET
356 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...BLADEN...BRUNSWICK...NEW
HANOVER...PENDER...COLUMBUS...AND ROBESON.
AND IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN...DARLINGTON...
DILLON...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN...MARION...MARLBORO...
WILLIAMSBURG...AND HORRY.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN WILL STREAM INTO
THE CAROLINAS BEGINNING TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA...WITH WIDESPREAD 4 TO 7
INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME AREAS MAY
SEE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER TOTALS. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
HURRICANE JOAQUIN...THIS FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED
INTO SUNDAY.
* WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
PARTICULARLY IN LOW-LYING AND URBAN AREAS. STREAMS AND RIVERS
WILL ALSO RISE AND MAY REMAIN HIGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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