Flood Watch for Alamance; Orange; Durham +16 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Where: A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke,...
What the bulletin says to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Wake, Wayne and Wilson. * WHEN...From 11 AM EDT this morning through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall are expected today and possibly into tonight and early Saturday. A stalled front over the region will combine with anomalously moist conditions and very unstable air, supporting thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per hour. These rates will support a risk of flash flooding. Rainfall totals of 2 to locally 5 inches are likely in the watch area through early Saturday. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Watch issued August 21 at 2:13AM EDT until August 22 at 8:00AM 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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