Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Stanly County in central North Carolina...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
  warned area. Up to 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  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...
  Albemarle, Badin Lake, Plyler, Locust, Norwood, Badin, Oakboro,
  Stanfield, Richfield, New London, Finger, Lake Tillery and Morrow
  Mountain State Park.

This includes the following frequently flooded locations...
Town Creek between Main St and Snuggs Rd, Memory Creek at Main St,
Town Creek at Bethany Rd, Little Long Creek at Old Charlotte Rd.,
Long Creek at Kingsley Dr. and W. Main St, Melchor Branch at Ridge
St., and Coley Branch at Corbin St.

And the following flood prone locations...
Long Creek at Poplin Rd, Big Bear Creek at Bridgeport Rd and Boogar
Hollar rd, Mountain Creek at Mountain Creek Rd, Curl Tail Creek at
Gold Branch Rd and Big Bear Creek at Old Mill Rd.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Turn around, don`t drown. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3517 8014 3517 8016 3515 8016 3517 8020
      3516 8022 3521 8025 3517 8036 3518 8037
      3516 8044 3519 8051 3550 8030 3550 8018
      3548 8016 3546 8011 3540 8009 3537 8005
      3526 8010 3518 8005 3515 8007 3519 8011

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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