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FFARAH
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
446 AM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
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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 MEBANE, ALBEMARLE, LILLINGTON,
LAURINBURG, GREENSBORO, CAMP MACKALL, ERWIN, KNIGHTDALE,
CARRBORO, SOUTHERN PINES, TROY, DURHAM, CLAYTON, HOPE MILLS,
CLINTON, GRAHAM, ARCHDALE, LEXINGTON, APEX, THOMASVILLE, CHAPEL
HILL, ASHEBORO, WADESBORO, SPRING LAKE, HIGH POINT, WAKE FOREST,
PINEHURST, POLKTON, WAGRAM, ROSEBORO, ELLERBE, CARY, DUNN,
SMITHFIELD, SANFORD, PITTSBORO, RALEIGH, WINSTON-SALEM, ANGIER,
SILER CITY, ROXBORO, RAEFORD, SELMA, FAYETTEVILLE, CARTHAGE,
BURLINGTON, ROCKINGHAM, BUIES CREEK, HILLSBOROUGH, ROUGEMONT, AND
ABERDEEN
446 AM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
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...THROUGH THIS 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
NORTH CAROLINA IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN OVERSPREAD THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST AND MOST
WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL FALL THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ON AVERAGE WITH 3 INCHES OR GREATER POSSIBLE IN
ISOLATED LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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