FLSMHX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC 1026 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... TAR RIVER AT GREENVILLE AFFECTING PITT COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...MEDIA OR CABLE TV. && NCC147-021426- /O.EXT.KMHX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110903T2230Z/ /PGVN7.1.ER.110830T0715Z.110901T1400Z.110903T1630Z.NO/ 1026 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR THE TAR RIVER AT GREENVILLE. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$