Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 4:01AM EDT until September 25 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 1:01am
Expires:
September 25, 2024 - 3:45am
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Franklin County in central North Carolina...
Halifax County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Nash County in central North Carolina...
Vance County in central North Carolina...
Warren County in central North Carolina...
* Until 645 AM EDT.
* At 401 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Warrenton, Halifax, Norlina, Littleton,
Kittrell, Enfield, Weldon, Middleburg, Macon, Centerville, Arcola,
Airlie, Medoc Mountain State Park, Southpointe And Morningstar
Marinas, Afton, Lake Gaston, Wise and Aventon.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Franklin, NC; Halifax, NC; Nash, NC; Vance, NC; Warren, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC