{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7e1a07a063617a5697ed86f278a7c2381e4f76fd.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued July 23 at 4:46PM EDT until July 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-23","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7e1a07a063617a5697ed86f278a7c2381e4f76fd.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Newport/Morehead City NC"},"word_count":201,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued July 23 at 4:46PM EDT until July 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island\n**Issued by:** NWS Newport/Morehead City NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-23T16:46:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-23T16:46:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-24T07:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina, including the\nfollowing areas, Coastal Onslow, Duplin, East Carteret, Hatteras\nIsland, Inland Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, Northern Craven, Ocracoke\nIsland, Pamlico, Southern Craven and West Carteret.\n\n* WHEN...Through Friday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\nFlooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- A stalled front over eastern North Carolina will linger\nthrough at least Friday evening. Rounds of heavy rainfall\nwith some embedded thunderstorms could bring additional rain\ntotals of 2 to 4 inches. Heavier amounts will be possible\nwhere thunderstorms develop.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop."}