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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Saturday August 15th, 2020 :: 03:58 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 12:00AM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central North Carolina, including the following areas, Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Vance, Wake, and Warren.

* Through this evening

* An area of low pressure will track across the Piedmont this afternoon and evening, resulting in numerous showers and thunderstorms. Recent rainfall and wet soils combined with an additional one to two inches of rain, locally up to three inches, may result in flash flooding, especially in urban and flood prone areas.

* Potential impacts include rapid rises of water, flooded roads, and flooding of structures in low lying areas near streams.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WARREN ... FORSYTH ... NASH ... DAVIDSON ... DURHAM ... VANCE ... FRANKLIN ... WAKE ... GRANVILLE ... ALAMANCE ... CHATHAM ... ORANGE ... GUILFORD ... HALIFAX ... RANDOLPH ... PERSON

Instructions:

A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Alamance County Emergency Management Office
124 West Elm Street
Graham, NC 27253

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 336-290-0662

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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