Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued December 24 at 12:36PM EST expiring December 24 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington NC

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wilmington NC
Issued: 2014-12-24T12:36:17-05:00
Expires: 2014-12-24T13:00:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 1:00 PM EST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 100 PM EST

* AT 1232 PM EST…FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM A THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH…BAYSHORE…MASONBORO…OGDEN…SEAGATE…SMITH
CREEK…WILMINGTON…WINDEMERE…HAMPSTEAD…SCOTTS HILL…TOPSAIL
AND UNCW CAMPUS.
Instruction: MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER MAY BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. YOUR CAR MAY STALL OR BE SWEPT FROM THE ROAD. MOVE TO A SAFER
LOCATION IF FLASH FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE…
TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Pender; New Hanover

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-676022-647254
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings