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EXPIRED8/14/2025 9:28:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
8/14/2025 9:28:00 AM until 8/14/2025 9:30:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rah/rivers.
The next statement will be issued this evening.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Neuse River At Smithfield affecting Johnston County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neuse River at Smithfield.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Flooding begins
along the Neuse Riverwalk. Water nears the base of the holding
tank at the water treatment plant.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening and continue falling to 12.2 feet Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood