North Carolina Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 19:28

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 10:28PM EDT until July 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 7:28pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
At 1028 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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...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... 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