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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Thursday August 8th, 2024 :: 04:14 a.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:15AM

FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Davidson County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... Forsyth County in central North Carolina... Guilford County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina... Southern Person County in central North Carolina... Randolph County in central North Carolina... Northern Wake County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1015 AM EDT Thursday.

* At 413 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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... Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, High Point, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Asheboro, Lexington, Graham, Hillsborough, Randleman, Siler City, North Carolina Zoo, Wake Forest, Thomasville, Kernersville, Carrboro, Clemmons and Mebane.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... CHATHAM, NC ... DAVIDSON, NC ... DURHAM, NC ... FORSYTH, NC ... GUILFORD, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... PERSON, NC ... RANDOLPH, NC ... WAKE, 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

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