Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central North Carolina, including the following areas, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne and Wilson.

* From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon.

* Showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area on Thursday as the remnants from Tropical Storm Elsa move into North Carolina. Periods of locally heavy rainfall will be possible during the daytime hours on Thursday, with the axis of heaviest rainfall located along US-1. Rainfall amounts across the region will range from 1-3 inches, with locally higher amounts expected where thunderstorms persist.

* Areas which receive excessive rainfall will be susceptible to flash flooding. Low-lying, poor drainage, and normally flood prone areas could become flooded. Roads in these areas could become flooded and impassable.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PERSON ... GRANVILLE ... VANCE ... WARREN ... HALIFAX ... FORSYTH ... GUILFORD ... ALAMANCE ... ORANGE ... DURHAM ... FRANKLIN ... NASH ... EDGECOMBE ... DAVIDSON ... RANDOLPH ... CHATHAM ... WAKE ... JOHNSTON ... WILSON ... STANLY ... MONTGOMERY ... MOORE ... LEE ... HARNETT ... WAYNE ... ANSON ... RICHMOND ... SCOTLAND ... HOKE ... CUMBERLAND ... SAMPSON

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.