Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Raleigh, NC ∙ Cary, NC ∙ Benson, NC ∙ Princeton, NC ∙ Cumnock, NC ∙ Garner, NC ∙ Pikeville, NC ∙ Broadway, NC ∙ Bailey, NC ∙ Walnut Creek, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 309 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Chatham County in central North Carolina... Harnett County in central North Carolina... Johnston County in central North Carolina... Lee County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina... Wake County in central North Carolina... Wayne County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina... * Until 915 AM EDT Thursday. * At 309 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Raleigh, Cary, Goldsboro, Sanford, Smithfield, Mount Olive, Pittsboro, Lillington, Wilson, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Dunn, Zebulon, Angier, Benson, Elm City, Fremont and Walnut Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3587 7883 3599 7865 3593 7835 3582 7826 3591 7820 3586 7785 3568 7766 3557 7782 3518 7783 3515 7789 3531 7854 3525 7862 3527 7879 3519 7910 3527 7922 3531 7918 3535 7927 3552 7935 3552 7943 3577 7929 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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