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Flood watch, hazardous weather in the forecast

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From the National Weather Service:
 
FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BEAUFORT...CARTERET...CRAVEN...
   DUPLIN...GREENE...JONES...LENOIR...MAINLAND DARE...MAINLAND
  HYDE...MARTIN...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE...OUTER BANKS HYDE...
   PAMLICO...PITT...TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON.
 
* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
 
* IMPACTS: HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE ANDREA WILL RESULT IN
  FLOODING OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FOR POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
  AREAS.
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT:
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
SPREAD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. MINOR LOCAL
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
 
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:
 
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS FLORIDA TODAY...THEN ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA ON FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
ISOLATED TORNADOES WHICH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AND MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ON FRIDAY.
RAINFALL WILL HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY.

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