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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Friday September 9th, 2022 :: 02:00 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 08:00PM 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, Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, and Stanly.

* From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* Deep moisture flowing into the region combined with a warm front moving in from the south and southeast will bring a threat of widespread rain to southern and western portions of the Piedmont Saturday through Sunday. Rainfall totals around 2 inches are likely, with the potential for isolated storm total rainfall of 3 to 4 inches. The risk of flooding will be highest in urban areas.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FORSYTH ... GUILFORD ... ALAMANCE ... DAVIDSON ... RANDOLPH ... STANLY ... MONTGOMERY ... ANSON ... RICHMOND

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should 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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