Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 6:53AM EDT until July 23 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 23, 2026 - 3:53am
Expires:
July 23, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Alamance County in central North Carolina...
Northern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Durham County in central North Carolina...
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Orange County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 653 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate
showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will continue to
move across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain has
already fallen over much of the area with an additional 1 to 3
inches of rain likely to produce flash flooding.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Hillsborough, Creedmoor,
Pittsboro, Siler City, Carrboro, Mebane, Haw River, Swepsonville,
Alamance, and Stem.
This includes the following frequently flooded locations...
Hwy 15-501 Business & Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Hillandale Rd at
Ellerbe Creek, Cole Mill Rd at I-85, W Club Blvd between Hillandale
Rd and Guess Rd, S. Roxboro St at the Durham Freeway, Estes Dr,
Camelot Dr and Cleland Dr along Bolin Creek, South Estes Extension,
Booker Creek Rd near Book Creek and Foxwood Dr, Eastgate Shopping
Center and Franklin St near Dobbins Dr.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not
drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Granville, NC; Orange, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov