WGUS62 KILM 120108 FFAILM FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 808 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-120200- /O.CAN.KILM.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091113T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON... FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE... GEORGETOWN 756 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BULK OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE NORTH OF THE REGION. LIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL INTENSITY CONTINUES TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...RUN OFF OF EXCESSIVE RAIN WATER COULD STILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...CULVERTS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS...WILL LIKELY LEAD TO LOCAL RIVER RISES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF POTENTIAL RIVER LEVEL RISES. $$ COLBY