Headline:
Flood Watch issued August 21 at 2:13AM EDT until August 22 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 11:13pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
following counties, Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett,
Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond,
Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Wake, Wayne and Wilson.
* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT this morning through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy
rainfall are expected today and possibly into tonight and early
Saturday. A stalled front over the region will combine with
anomalously moist conditions and very unstable air, supporting
thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per
hour. These rates will support a risk of flash flooding. Rainfall
totals of 2 to locally 5 inches are likely in the watch area
through early Saturday.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
Area Description:
Alamance; Orange; Durham; Randolph; Chatham; Wake; Johnston; Wilson; Stanly; Montgomery; Moore; Lee; Harnett; Wayne; Richmond; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland; Sampson
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov