Flood Advisory until 03:45PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Edgecombe, Halifax, and Nash counties.
* WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over some roadways. River or stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1234 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Nashville, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Dortches, Red Oak, Enfield, Weldon, Whitakers, Hobgood, Castalia, Leggett, Battleboro, Glenview, Medoc Mountain State Park, Tillery, Aventon and South Weldon. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... NASH, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Halifax County NC Emergency Services
10 North King St
Halifax, NC 27839
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 252-593-5016
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory