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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Wednesday December 30th, 2015 :: 03:31 p.m. EST

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 06:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST

* AT 325 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE REGION. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN CARRBORO AND SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES IN SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. HOUSES HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN CARRBORO.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHAPEL HILL...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...HILLSBOROUGH...SILER CITY... CARRBORO...MEBANE...ELON COLLEGE...GIBSONVILLE AND HAW RIVER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE FLOODING WORSE. UP TO AN INCH MAY STILL FALL.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... CHATHAM ... ORANGE

Instructions:

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Address/Location
Alamance County Emergency Management Office
124 West Elm Street
Graham, NC 27253

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 336-290-0662

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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