Flood Advisory for Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Randolph, NC
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What is happening
What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Southwestern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Northern Randolph 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Northern Randolph County in central North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1.5 and 2 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... North Asheboro, Randleman, Liberty, Ramseur, Franklinville, Staley, Randleman Regional Reservior Marina, Snow Camp and Sutphin. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 8 at 6:25PM EDT until August 8 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
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Source and limitations
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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