466
WGUS62 KRAH 261905
FFARAH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
305 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
NCZ007-021>025-038>042-073>077-083>086-088-089-270900-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FA.A.0013.240926T2200Z-240927T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMP MACKALL, KNIGHTDALE, CARRBORO,
LAURINBURG, ROXBORO, CARY, LILLINGTON, ERWIN, ARCHDALE, POLKTON,
HIGH POINT, CLINTON, CHAPEL HILL, PINEHURST, HOPE MILLS, DUNN,
ASHEBORO, MEBANE, LEXINGTON, TROY, SOUTHERN PINES, ELLERBE,
WADESBORO, SMITHFIELD, WINSTON-SALEM, THOMASVILLE, PITTSBORO,
CARTHAGE, RALEIGH, GREENSBORO, SANFORD, APEX, SILER CITY,
CLAYTON, WAKE FOREST, GRAHAM, ALBEMARLE, ANGIER, BURLINGTON,
ABERDEEN, RAEFORD, HILLSBOROUGH, ROUGEMONT, BUIES CREEK,
ROCKINGHAM, DURHAM, SPRING LAKE, ROSEBORO, SELMA, WAGRAM, AND
FAYETTEVILLE
305 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING MOST OF THE
PIEDMONT, THE YADKIN VALLEY, THE SANDHILLS, THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN ALONG WITH THE TRIAD AND TRIANGLE AREAS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 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.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- GIVEN RECENT WET CONDITIONS, THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND
STREAMFLOWS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE NORMAL. MUCH OF CENTRAL
NC IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
BLAES
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page