...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALEXANDER...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CABARRUS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GREATER CALDWELL...GASTON...IREDELL... LINCOLN...MECKLENBURG...ROWAN AND UNION NC. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...UNION SC AND YORK. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THE NORTHEAST PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST AND THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL POSE A THREAT OF SEVERE URBAN FLOODING ALONG AND NEAR THE I-77 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD ALSO CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING TO DEVELOP ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. IN ADDITION...SOME MAIN STEM RIVERS AND LAKES WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && MC
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:22:37 +0000
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