Weather Alert
Chatham County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/6/25 2:42 PM
End: 8/6/25 4:45 PM
Dur: 02:03
Canceled 8/6/25 4:45 PM

Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 2:42PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Wake County in central North Carolina...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 238 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in Several roads in the town of Cary have been reported as impassable. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. Flooding continues on Crabtree, Swift, Beaver, and Walnut creeks, among others in Cary and Morrisville.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. This includes Crabtree Creek, Swift Creek, Beaver Creek, and portions of Walnut Creek.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Wake Forest, RDU International, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, William B Umstead State Park, Research Triangle, Carpenter, Lake Wheeler, New Hill, Falls Lake, Jordan Lake, Jordan Lake State Rec Area and Shearon Harris Reservoir.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Swift Creek, Crabtree Creek, Walnut Creek, and Beaver Creek



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