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Flood Advisory
Issued: 9:15 AM Jul. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive and repetitive rainfall is
expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
following counties, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person,
Vance and Wake.

* WHEN...Until 1000 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas,
urban areas, and near small creeks and streams.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 508 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicate that between 1 and 3 inches of rain has fallen
across parts of the area. While the rain has fallen over a
long period of time, additional heavy rain could result in
minor flooding in the advisory area.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Henderson, Oxford,
Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Carrboro, Butner, Morrisville, Stem,
Middleburg, and Bahama.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Flood Watch
Issued: 1:41 AM Jul. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by repetitive periods of excessive
rainfall remains possible.

* WHERE...The northern Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain of North
Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Durham,
Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Orange, Person, Vance and
Warren.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Waves of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will focus
along a slow-moving cold front and produce 2 to 4 inches of
rain, with locally higher amounts, overnight through Thursday
evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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