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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1033 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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Anson-
Including the cities of Polkton and Wadesboro
1033 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
  following county, Anson.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy
    rainfall are expected today and possibly into tonight and early
    Saturday. A stalled front over the region will combine with
    anomalously moist conditions and very unstable air, supporting
    thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per
    hour. These rates will support a risk of flash flooding. Rainfall
    totals of 2 to locally 5 inches are likely in the watch area
    through early Saturday.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

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Alamance-Orange-Durham-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
Sampson-
Including the cities of Pittsboro, Burlington, Sanford, Chapel Hill,
Wake Forest, Goldsboro, Apex, Knightdale, Clayton, Siler City,
Carthage, Southern Pines, Hillsborough, Raleigh, Troy, Rougemont,
Mebane, Laurinburg, Wagram, Angier, Albemarle, Dunn, Spring Lake,
Archdale, Graham, Carrboro, Lillington, Durham, Hope Mills, Ellerbe,
Wilson, Cary, Pinehurst, Roseboro, Fayetteville, Asheboro, Erwin,
Rockingham, Clinton, Camp Mackall, Smithfield, Selma, Buies Creek,
Raeford, and Aberdeen
1033 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
  following counties, Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett,
  Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond,
  Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Wake, Wayne and Wilson.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy
    rainfall are expected today and possibly into tonight and early
    Saturday. A stalled front over the region will combine with
    anomalously moist conditions and very unstable air, supporting
    thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates of up to 3 inches per
    hour. These rates will support a risk of flash flooding. Rainfall
    totals of 2 to locally 5 inches are likely in the watch area
    through early Saturday.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

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Kren