Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 8:43PM EDT until September 17 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2024 - 5:43pm
Expires:
September 16, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Johnston County in central North Carolina...
Lee County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Wake County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Wayne County in central North Carolina...
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 843 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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. 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, Smithfield, Pittsboro,
Lillington, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Dunn, Angier, Benson,
Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Spring Lake, Selma, Erwin and
Coats.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC