Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 4 at 9:13PM EDT until September 5 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 6:13pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Edgecombe County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Halifax County in central North Carolina...
Northern Nash County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 913 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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.
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...
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Dortches, Red Oak, Princeville,
Whitakers, Conetoe, Castalia, Speed, Leggett, Battleboro,
Kingsboro, Glenview and Aventon.
This includes the following frequently flooded locations...
Tanner Rd at Compass Creek, Ethridge Farm Rd near Fishing Creek,
Bethlehem Church Rd at Maple Swamp, Batts Chapel Rd & US Hwy 258,
Cutchin Farm Rd near Deep Creek, Low lying areas on Dickens Rd and
Low Ground Rd near Fishing Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Edgecombe, NC; Halifax, NC; Nash, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov