Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Gulf, NC ∙ Sanford Lee County Regional Airport, NC ∙ Goldston, NC ∙ Colon, NC ∙ Bynum, NC ∙ Sanford, NC ∙ Pittsboro, NC ∙ Cumnock, NC ∙ Moncure, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 232 PM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Chatham County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Lee County in central North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 2 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sanford, Pittsboro, Goldston, Cumnock, Moncure, Gum Springs, Bynum, Fearrington and Jordan Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3579 7936 3579 7907 3543 7907 3546 7935 3547 7935 3548 7935 3550 7934 3551 7934 3551 7935 3552 7935 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

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