Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:16PM EDT until September 16 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2024 - 3:16pm
Expires:
September 16, 2024 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
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...
Fayetteville, Fort Liberty, Pope AFB, Hope Mills, Spring Lake and
Bonnie Doone.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cumberland, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC