Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Sedalia, NC ∙ Brightwood, NC ∙ Glen Raven, NC ∙ McLeansville, NC ∙ Elon, NC ∙ Altamahaw, NC ∙ Gibsonville, NC ∙ Ossipee, NC ∙ Whitsett, NC ∙ Browns Summit, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1126 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Guilford County in central North Carolina... * Until 230 AM EDT. * At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Greensboro, Burlington, McLeansville, Elon, Gibsonville, Altamahaw, Altamahaw-Ossipee, Monticello, Lake Guilford Mackintosh Marina, Glen Raven, Lake Townsend Marina, Lake Burlington, Lake Townsend, Lake Cammack Park & Marina, Haw River State Park and Union Ridge. 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 3605 7970 3607 7973 3611 7976 3619 7985 3622 7984 3623 7981 3624 7963 3624 7953 3625 7953 3624 7933 3621 7931 3618 7933 3616 7936 3613 7939 3613 7944 3607 7952 3605 7957 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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