Flash Flood Warning until 08:45PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Chatham County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina... Person County in central North Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EST.
* At 701 PM EST, thunderstorms producing heavy rain resulted in 1 and 2.5 inches of rain this afternoon. Many creeks and streams are still rising and flash flood will continue to pose a threat this evening. 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... Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Siler City, Carrboro, Mebane, Butner, Goldston, Rougemont, Elon, Concord, Gibsonville, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance and Staley.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... CHATHAM, NC ... DURHAM, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... PERSON, 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