Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 9:33PM EDT until August 5 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 6:33pm
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Stanly County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1230 AM EDT.
* At 933 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Thunderstorms with
very heavy rainfall rates, nearly 3 inches per hour may
cause flash flooding shortly.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Locust and Stanfield.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Stanly, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov