584  
WGUS62 KILM 231914  
FFAILM  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
314 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
NCZ087-096-099-105>110-240700-  
/O.CON.KILM.FA.A.0001.260724T0000Z-260724T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW  
HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILMINGTON, CHADBOURN, SURF CITY, WHITEVILLE,  
LONG BEACH, ELIZABETHTOWN, CAROLINA BEACH, OGDEN, MYRTLE GROVE,  
BLADENBORO, OAK ISLAND, SOUTHPORT, BURGAW, MASONBORO, LUMBERTON, LAKE  
WACCAMAW, SUNSET BEACH, LELAND, TABOR CITY, BOILING SPRING LAKES,  
SHALLOTTE, AND SEAGATE  
314 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREAS, BLADEN, COASTAL BRUNSWICK, COASTAL NEW HANOVER,  
COASTAL PENDER, COLUMBUS, INLAND BRUNSWICK, INLAND NEW HANOVER,  
INLAND PENDER AND ROBESON.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND STALL OVER SOUTHEAST  
NORTH CAROLINA LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF  
HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES,  
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  
- WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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