Flash Flood Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Alamance County in central North Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance, Glen Raven, Lake Cammack Park & Marina, Lake Burlington, Union Ridge, Altamahaw-Ossipee and Lake Mackintosh Marina.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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