North Carolina Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 18:59

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 9:59PM EDT until July 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 6:59pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina... Southern Johnston County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Wake County in central North Carolina... Central Wayne County in central North Carolina... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 959 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Goldsboro, Smithfield, Lillington, Dunn, Angier, Benson, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, Coats Crossroads, Buies Creek, Duncan, Raven Rock State Park, Shearon Harris Reservoir and Seminole.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC