North Carolina Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 20:56

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 11:56PM EDT until July 13 at 2:30AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 8:56pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description: 
FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Johnston County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Wayne County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Wilson County in central North Carolina... * Until 230 AM EDT. * At 1156 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Smithfield. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Smithfield, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Pine Level, Kenly, Princeton, Pikeville, Eureka and Nahunta.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Johnston, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC