Headline:
Flood Advisory issued August 21 at 5:13PM EDT until August 21 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:13pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...South Central Cabarrus County in the piedmont of North
Carolina...
East Central Mecklenburg County in the piedmont of North
Carolina...
North Central Union NC County in the piedmont of North Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 815 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams
and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks,
greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and
parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible.
A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A
small culvert washout or two is possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated torrential rain due to
slow-moving thunderstorms have recently departed the Midland to
Mint Hill to Fairview areas. Additional heavy rainfall is not
expected over the next few hours. However, 1-2.5" of rainfall
occurred in less than 60 minutes, resulting in excessive runoff.
This runoff is likely overwhelming drainage ditches and impacting
poorly-draining roadways and intersections with nuisance
flooding, especially in the Midland vicinity.
- Some locations that may experience nuisance floodinginclude...
Fairview in Union County and Midland.
- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Cabarrus, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Union, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov