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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
843 PM EST THU NOV 19 2009

NCZ047-103-200230-
OUTER BANKS DARE-MAINLAND DARE-
843 PM EST THU NOV 19 2009

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT A SMALL PORTION DARE COUNTY UNTIL 930 
PM EST...

AT 842 PM EST...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF DARE 
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANNS HARBOR...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BODIE ISLAND 
LIGHTHOUSE AT 905 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE 
STORMS INCLUDE WANCHESE.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS 
SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. TELEPHONE 
LINES AND METAL PIPES CONDUCT ELECTRICITY. YOU CAN BE INJURED OR 
KILLED IF LIGHTNING STRIKES NEARBY. UNPLUG APPLIANCES NOT NECESSARY 
FOR OBTAINING WEATHER INFORMATION. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR SHOWER. GET 
OUT OF INDOOR POOLS. AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR ANY ELECTRICAL 
APPLIANCE DURING A THUNDERSTORM UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

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