Flash Flood Warning Issued Across Multiple Areas

Flash Flood Warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Montgomery, Moore, Richmond and Stanly Counties in North Carolina.

The alert was issued at 5:33 PM local time and is scheduled to remain in effect until 8:30 PM local time. The NWS lists the alert severity as severe. Its urgency is listed as immediate. The event is classified as likely.

Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding

Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Albemarle, Troy, Badin Lake, Biscoe, Hoffman, Norwood, Badin, Mount Gilead, Robbins, Ellerbe, Foxfire, Star, Candor, Norman, Pekin, Steeds, Eagle Springs, Uwharrie Haven, Lake Tillery and Morrow Mountain State Park