...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALAMANCE, CHATHAM, DAVIDSON,
DURHAM, FORSYTH, FRANKLIN, GRANVILLE, GUILFORD, HALIFAX, NASH,
ORANGE, PERSON, RANDOLPH, VANCE, WAKE, AND WARREN.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. RECENT RAINFALL AND WET SOILS COMBINED WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN, LOCALLY UP TO THREE
INCHES, MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE RAPID RISES OF WATER, FLOODED ROADS,
AND FLOODING OF STRUCTURES IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS.

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.

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