667 WGUS52 KMHX 211655 FFWMHX NCC061-103-107-133-212000- /O.NEW.KMHX.FF.W.0001.200521T1655Z-200521T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1255 PM EDT Thu May 21 2020 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Southwestern Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina... Northwestern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina... Eastern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 1253 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 3 to 5 inches of rain have fallen this morning, with another 1-2 inches possible this afternoon. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kornegay, Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run, Cypress Creek, Chinquapin, Potters Hill, Petersburg, Pleasant Hill, Albertson, Albert J Ellis Airport, Richlands South, Pink Hill, Lyman and Hargetts Crossroads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3472 7768 3472 7790 3498 7783 3516 7788 3518 7784 3520 7783 3520 7750 3505 7751 3465 7759 3462 7763 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 to 2 inches $$ SGK