THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING IN… ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA…

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 606 AM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO ORANGE… LEE… CHATHAM AND ALAMANCE COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH 8 AM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR… ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS… IN LOW LYING AREAS… AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE… BURLINGTON… CHAPEL HILL… GRAHAM… HILLSBOROUGH… PITTSBORO… SANFORD… SILER CITY… CARRBORO… ELON COLLEGE… GOLDSTON AND MEBANE.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS… URBAN AREAS… HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES… COUNTRY ROADS… AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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