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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Tuesday August 2nd, 2016 :: 07:22 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:15PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 717 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CARRBORO AND CHAPEL HILL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THE URBAN AREAS OF CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO AND MEBANE. THESE STORMS MAY DEVELOP NORTHWARD AND PRODUCE THE SAME HEAVY RAIN RATES OVER HILLSBOROUGH AND PORTIONS OF DURHAM BEFORE 800 PM.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... DURHAM...CHAPEL HILL...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...HILLSBOROUGH... CARRBORO...MEBANE...HAW RIVER...SWEPSONVILLE AND BETHESDA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... DURHAM ... ORANGE

Instructions:

TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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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