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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 3:36 AM Jul. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Johnston County in central North Carolina... Southern Wake County in central North Carolina... * Until 130 AM EDT. * At 1135 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Zebulon, Apex, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Wendell, Lake Benson, Lake Wheeler, Flowers, Emit, New Hill, Harris Lake Boat Launch and Shearon Harris Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 2:52 AM Jul. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARNETT, SOUTHERN JOHNSTON, SOUTHWESTERN WAKE AND CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES... At 1052 PM EDT, emergency management reported that numerous roads in downtown Smithfield have 3 to 4 feet of water. Additionally, water has entered into residences in Smithfield. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Goldsboro, Smithfield, Lillington, Dunn, Angier, Benson, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, Coats Crossroads, Buies Creek, Duncan, Raven Rock State Park, Shearon Harris Reservoir and Seminole. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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