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Flash Flood Warning for Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Durham, NC +2 more

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FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... Southern Granville County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... Southern Granville County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 653 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will continue to move across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain has already fallen over much of the area with an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain likely to produce flash flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Pittsboro, Siler City, Carrboro, Mebane, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance, and Stem. This includes the following frequently flooded locations... Hwy 15-501 Business & Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Hillandale Rd at Ellerbe Creek, Cole Mill Rd at I-85, W Club Blvd between Hillandale Rd and Guess Rd, S. Roxboro St at the Durham Freeway, Estes Dr, Camelot Dr and Cleland Dr along Bolin Creek, South Estes Extension, Booker Creek Rd near Book Creek and Foxwood Dr, Eastgate Shopping Center and Franklin St near Dobbins Dr.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 6:53AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Raleigh NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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