Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Stanfield, NC ∙ Aquadale, NC ∙ Oakboro, NC ∙ Red Cross, NC ∙ Locust, NC ∙ Norwood, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 630 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Anson County in central North Carolina... Southern Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 630 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 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Locust, Norwood, Oakboro, Stanfield and Lake Tillery. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3532 8041 3531 8022 3525 8010 3523 8009 3513 8015 3514 8028 3520 8028 3519 8030 3517 8032 3518 8033 3517 8036 3518 8037 3516 8041 3517 8042 3516 8044 3517 8047 3519 8051 3521 8048 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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