Flood Advisory for Alamance, NC; Orange, NC
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: In central North Carolina, Alamance and Orange counties. When: Until 930 PM EDT.
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...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...In central North Carolina, Alamance and Orange counties. * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Mebane, Efland, Schley, Carr, Eno River State Park, Cane Creek Reservoir and Saxapahaw. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued July 20 at 7:38PM EDT until July 20 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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