…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 Greene, Lenoir and Pitt
Counties.
For the Contentnea Creek…including Hookerton…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Contentnea Creek near Hookerton.
* WHEN…From this afternoon to tomorrow morning.
* 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 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood