News Alert for Hyde County
Incident: Evans Road Wildfire
Released: 6/12/2008
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1001 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
NCZ029-044>046-079>081-091-093-094-122100-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SM.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080612T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.SM.Y.0004.080612T1401Z-080612T2100Z/
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-
LENOIR-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...KINSTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...
ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...
VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
1001 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WEST OVER THE COASTAL
PLAINS FROM A LARGE WILDFIRE OVER NORTHERN MAINLAND HYDE AND TYRRELL
COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SOME
AREAS...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR.
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD
SMOKE.
A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS THAT WILDFIRES WILL PRODUCE DENSE SMOKE...WHICH
WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...
SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU
IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.
A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE...
LIMITING VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.
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