...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF FLOODING...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE
CAROLINAS FROM THE WEST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BANDS OF HEAVY
SHOWERS PASSING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL BRING A RISK
FOR FLOODING THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY OVER THE
PIEDMONT.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALAMANCE, ANSON, CHATHAM, DAVIDSON,
DURHAM, FORSYTH, FRANKLIN, GRANVILLE, GUILFORD, LEE,
MONTGOMERY, MOORE, ORANGE, PERSON, RANDOLPH, RICHMOND, STANLY,
VANCE, WAKE, AND WARREN.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PIEDMONT.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA,
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS LIKELY TO BE IN THE TRIAD REGION.
* RAPID RISES ON CREEKS ARE LIKELY, ALONG WITH FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ON SOME
MAIN STEM RIVERS IN THE PIEDMONT. WET PAVEMENT AND CONSIDERABLE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL RAISE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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