A flash flood watch for the Central North Carolina area was just announced by the National Weather Service. Keep an eye on those creeks, y’all.
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOONTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…ALAMANCE…ANSON…CHATHAM…
CUMBERLAND…DAVIDSON…DURHAM…FORSYTH…GUILFORD…
HARNETT…HOKE…LEE…MONTGOMERY…MOORE…ORANGE…
RANDOLPH…RICHMOND…SCOTLAND…STANLY AND WAKE.* FROM 6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 4 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* A LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
SPREAD RAIN…WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES…OVER CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE.RAIN WILL BEGIN PRIOR TO SUNRISE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA…WHICH INCLUDES WADESBORO…ROCKINGHAM…
LAURINBURG…RAEFORD AND FAYETTEVILLE. HEAVIEST RAIN IN THESE
AREAS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SUNRISE AND MID DAY. THE RAIN WILL
SPREAD NORTH AND REACH THE TRIAD AND TRIANGLE AREAS BY AROUND 7
AM…WITH HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM.LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE URBAN AND LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. PEOPLE LIVING IN OR
TRAVELLING THROUGH THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS
THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.