Flood Warning until 05:45AM Friday
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange and Randolph.
* WHEN...Until 545 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 551 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, High Point, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Asheboro, Lexington, Graham, Hillsborough, Randleman, North Carolina Zoo, Badin Lake, Thomasville, Kernersville, Carrboro, Clemmons, Mebane, Seagrove and McLeansville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... DAVIDSON, NC ... DURHAM, NC ... FORSYTH, NC ... GUILFORD, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... RANDOLPH, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Thomasville, NC
10 Salem St
Thomasville, NC 27360
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 336-475-4210
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP THOMASVILLE followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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 Warning