FFAILM FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1149 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .AFTER AS MUCH AS FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TUESDAY AND TODAY...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS NOW DIMINISHED. NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-221800- /O.CAN.KILM.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-061123T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE 1149 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. | THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND NO NEW FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL LED TO FLOODING EARLIER TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF PENDER... BLADEN...DILLON...AND MARLBORO COUNTIES. THESE FLOOD WATERS SHOULD SLOWLY BEGIN TO RECEDE NOW THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. SOME RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES IN AND NEAR THE RIVER BANKS AND FLOOD PLAINS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ TRA