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Minor flooding 1

1. Minor floodingObservedNorth Fork Alligator River at Gum Neck (in MLLW), NCObserved 2.05 ft at 12:30Z: minor flooding, selected

Action stage, not flooding 2

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

1. Action stageObservedFlat Creek (NC) at Flat Creek Rd. 1 SW Montreat, NCObserved 7.49 ft at 12:40Z: action stage
2. Action stageObservedSpeight Branch Upstream of SE Cary Pkwy, NCObserved 0.81 ft at 13:00Z: action stage

Coastal water levels (tide gauges)

Moderate flooding 1

1. Moderate floodingForecastAtlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 08:55Z · crest 6.2 ft at 19 Oct 18:00Z · below flood stage (5.5 ft) by 19 Oct 22:00Z: moderate flooding

Minor flooding 4

1. Minor floodingForecastAtlantic Coast at Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 08:55Z · crest 5.3 ft at 18 Oct 18:00Z · below flood stage (5 ft) by 18 Oct 20:00Z: minor flooding
2. Minor floodingForecastPamlico Sound at Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 08:55Z · crest 2.9 ft at 19 Oct 19:00Z: minor flooding
3. Minor floodingForecastPamlico Sound at Ocracoke (in MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 08:55Z · crest 3.3 ft at 19 Oct 19:00Z · below flood stage (3 ft) by 19 Oct 23:00Z: minor flooding
4. Minor floodingForecastCape Fear River at Wilmington (IN MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 06:00Z · crest 5.6 ft at 19 Oct 21:00Z · below flood stage (5.5 ft) by 19 Oct 22:00Z: minor flooding

Action stage, not flooding 1

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

1. Action stageForecastAtlantic Coast at Johnnie Mercers Pier at Wrightsville Beach (MLLW), NCNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 06:00Z · highest 5.6 ft at 18 Oct 18:00Z: action stage

Outside North Carolina: 49 gauges in flood. View every state

A gauge measures its river or water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings list as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.