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Alternate Text: map showing flooding in Kinston during a Matthew-like event
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map showing flooding in Kinston during a Matthew-like event

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Flooding (pink) during a Matthew-scale event if the U.S. 70, King Street, and Queen Street bridges were modified. The extent is only slightly less than the flooding that would occur under existing conditions (blue). North Carolina Sea Grant/NC State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.