FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 858 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 NCC047-010245- COLUMBUS NC- 858 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR COLUMBUS COUNTY... AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT COLUMBUS COUNTY THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SCATTERED HIGHER AMOUNTS. COLUMBUS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATES WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN THE DELCO AREA ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF COLUMBUS COUNTY. IN ADDITION THERE WAS FLOODING REPORTED AT LIVINGSTON ROAD AND CHAPEL ROAD. 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 AND YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED. STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES. LAT...LON 3430 7905 3397 7865 3417 7857 3422 7830 3438 7822 3435 7842 3444 7872 3445 7890 $$