The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 03:00 PM for Alexander-NC AT 946 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CATAWBA COUNTY...SOUTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTY...AND WEST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING 2 INCHES AN HOUR. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 13:53:26 +0000