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Flash Flood Warning — Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Stanly County, NC
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
4:33 PM CDT · Fri, Aug 21 2026
Expires
7:30 PM CDT · Fri, Aug 21 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KRAH

Affected Areas

Montgomery County, NC Moore County, NC Richmond County, NC Stanly County, NC

Official Bulletin

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WGUS52 KRAH 212133
FFWRAH
NCC123-125-153-167-220030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0035.260821T2133Z-260822T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
533 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Montgomery County in central North Carolina...
  Western Moore County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Richmond County in central North Carolina...
  Eastern Stanly County in central North Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 533 PM EDT, 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.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3520 8028 3540 8026 3551 8009 3552 7952
      3500 7956 3499 7957 3495 7959 3517 7989
      3514 8005 3517 8011 3519 8011 3519 8013
      3517 8013 3517 8015 3516 8023 3521 8025

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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