Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 4:04PM EDT until September 16 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2024 - 1:04pm
Expires:
September 16, 2024 - 6:00pm
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Hoke County in central North Carolina...
Johnston County in central North Carolina...
Lee County in central North Carolina...
Moore County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Scotland County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Wake County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Wayne County in central North Carolina...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain
bands across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Raleigh, Cary, Goldsboro, Sanford, Southern Pines, Smithfield,
Raeford, Pittsboro, Lillington, Carthage, Garner, Fuquay-Varina,
Clayton, Pinehurst, Dunn, Aberdeen, Angier, Benson, Goldston and
Antioch.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Moore, NC; Scotland, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC