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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
429 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...Heavy rain will overspread central NC from the southwest early
this morning and continue through early this evening. 

.Michael is expected to move across the Carolinas as a tropical
storm today and move off the coast tonight, producing very heavy 
rainfall.

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Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, 
Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, 
Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, 
Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, 
High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, 
Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, 
Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, 
Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah,
Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, 
Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, 
Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, 
Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, 
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, 
Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, 
Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, 
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, 
Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, 
Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton
429 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of central North Carolina, including the following
  counties, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, 
  Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, 
  Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, 
  Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, 
  Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson. 

* Through late tonight

* Heavy rain will spread northeastward into southern North
  Carolina early this morning, and then spread across all of
  central North Carolina by midday. The heaviest rain will occur 
  late this morning through this evening. Storm total rainfall 
  amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected across the northern 
  Piedmont including the Triad and Triangle areas. Rainfall 
  amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected elsewhere. The rain will 
  be heavy at times with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible.
 
* These rainfall amounts and intensities may produce flash
  flooding, particularly in low lying and poor drainage areas, and
  near creeks, streams, and ditches. The heavy rain rates could
  lead to flash flooding in urban areas and creeks susceptible to
  urban runoff issues such as Crabtree and Buffalo Creeks. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should
flash flood warnings be issued.

Never drive through areas where water covers the road. Driving
into flood waters is a leading cause of death during tropical
cyclones such as Michael. Turn around, don't drown.

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