Flash Flood Warning until 02:15PM
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Chatham County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... Harnett County in central North Carolina... Lee County in central North Carolina... Montgomery County in central North Carolina... Moore County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina... Southern Randolph County in central North Carolina... Wake County in central North Carolina...
* Until 215 PM EST.
* At 824 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen since 7 am. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Sanford, Asheboro, Southern Pines, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Lillington, Troy, Carthage, Siler City, North Carolina Zoo, Badin Lake, Wake Forest, Garner, Carrboro, Fuquay-Varina and Pinehurst.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HARNETT, NC ... CHATHAM, NC ... MOORE, NC ... WAKE, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... LEE, NC ... ALAMANCE, NC ... DURHAM, NC ... MONTGOMERY, NC ... RANDOLPH, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning