Flash Flood Warning 09/27/2024 02:57 for North Carolina areas

FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cabarrus County in the piedmont of North Carolina... Mecklenburg County in the piedmont of North Carolina... Union NC County in the piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 1000 AM EDT. * At 557 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Union (NC) counties. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Rocky River above Irish Buffalo Creek is at 15.5 feet and climbing which is leading to ongoing nuisance flooding in the area. Other nearby small streams are likely bankfull or out of their banks. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are imminent as tropical rainbands lift north this morning and will result in flash flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Monroe, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte, East Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, West Concord, Matthews, Cornelius, Mint Hill, Indian Trail, Davidson, Weddington, Stallings and Unionville.