Issued: Sun Sep 6 | 5:19 PM
In effect for: New Hanover, NC
Severe: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Central New Hanover County in southeastern North
Carolina…
* WHEN…Until 830 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Wilmington, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Kings
Grant, Windemere, Wilmington International Airport, Masonboro,
Murrayville, Silver Lake, Ogden, Cape Fear Hospital and New
Hanover Regional Medical Center.
– weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
