Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
FFWRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Northern Hoke County in central North Carolina...
Lee County in central North Carolina...
Montgomery County in central North Carolina...
Moore County in central North Carolina...
Richmond County in central North Carolina...
North Central Scotland County in central North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen over portions of Moore, Richmond, Hoke and Harnett
Counties, with additional heavy rain expected. This heavy rain is
expected to move across the remaining warned counties in the next
couple hours and produce similar totals. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Sanford, Southern Pines, Rockingham, Carthage, Pinehurst, Hamlet,
Aberdeen, Biscoe, Hoffman, Whispering Pines, Pinebluff, Robbins,
Ellerbe, Foxfire, Star, Dobbins Heights, Candor and Taylortown.