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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Saturday October 8th, 2016 :: 02:33 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 230 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHAPEL HILL...BURLINGTON...HENDERSON...GRAHAM...OXFORD...ROXBORO... HILLSBOROUGH...CREEDMOOR...CARRBORO AND MEBANE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... GRANVILLE ... ORANGE ... PERSON ... VANCE

Instructions:

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

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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