Flood Advisory for Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Orange, 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: Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Durham County in central North Carolina... Southeastern 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Durham County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Orange County in central North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 900 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has 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... Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Fearrington, Jordan Lake, Parkwood, and Bethesda. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued August 8 at 6:54PM EDT until August 8 at 9:00PM 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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