Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Raleigh, NC

585 
WGUS72 KRAH 200457
FFSRAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1257 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

NCC007-153-200700-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260720T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Anson NC-Richmond NC-
1257 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ANSON AND RICHMOND COUNTIES...

At 1257 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rockingham, Wadesboro, Hamlet, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights, 
  Lilesville, Morven, Norman, McFarlan, Blewett Falls Lake, Diggs, 
  East Rockingham, Covington and Sandhills Game Land.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8011 3509 8008 3510 7999 3513 7997
      3516 7998 3516 7995 3516 7994 3516 7990
      3518 7984 3518 7969 3512 7966 3481 7969
      3481 8010 3489 8014

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Leins

822 
WGUS52 KRAH 200635
FFWRAH
NCC007-153-200900-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260720T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
235 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Anson County in central North Carolina...
  Richmond County in central North Carolina...

* Until 500 AM EDT.

* At 235 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 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...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rockingham, Wadesboro, Hamlet, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights, 
  Lilesville, Morven, Norman, McFarlan, Blewett Falls Lake, Diggs, 
  East Rockingham, Covington and Sandhills Game Land.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8011 3509 8008 3510 7999 3513 7997
      3516 7998 3516 7995 3516 7994 3516 7990
      3518 7984 3518 7969 3512 7966 3481 7969
      3481 8010 3489 8014

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Leins

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
755 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* The Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Heat Advisory will both be
  allowed to expire at 8pm.
* Key Messages have been updated to remove Sunday afternoon
  information.

 &&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 116 PM Sunday...

1) A Heat Advisory may be needed for the Sandhills and southern
Coastal Plain Monday.

2) A Marginal to Slight Risk of severe storms remains for Monday,
along with a heavy rainfall threat.

3) Continued periods of unsettled weather this week as a
stalled front lingers across NC.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 116 PM Sunday...

KEY MESSAGE 1... A Heat Advisory may be needed for the Sandhills and
southern Coastal Plain Monday.

A Heat Advisory may be needed Monday, but for a smaller area of the
eastern Sandhills into the southern Coastal Plain. As dewpoints
remain high in the mid 70s and temperatures warm into the low 90s,
heat indices will certainly get close to advisory criteria.

KEY MESSAGE 2... A Marginal to Slight Risk of severe storms
remains for today and Monday, along with a heavy rainfall threat.

A slight risk of severe storms remains in place through tonight for
all of central NC and a marginal risk of storms is in place
Monday.

As for storm coverage, it appears isolated to scattered activity
this afternoon and early evening could become widespread over
portions of the region late tonight and overnight. A surface
boundary is evident on satellite and surface obs along the
northern Piedmont, between the Triad and north of RDU. At the
same time, a cold front across the lower OH valley and VA will
gradually approach from the north. Storms have already formed
along the surface boundary, in a region of a CAPE gradient and
may additionally track south of the front in VA. A heavy
rainfall threat will exist this afternoon but especially
tonight. As the front approaches later tonight and early
Monday, there remains a threat of heavy rainfall as the low to
mid- layer flow is nearly parallel to the boundary to support
training storms. The HREF/REFS differ on this potential, with
the HREF showing more of a signal from Raleigh east and south
into the Coastal Plain. The 12z HREF/HRRR appear to be coming in
line with this scenario as well, given weak upwind propagation
vectors. A swath of 2-4 inches is possible in these areas,
though confidence on exact location is not great.

The front and/or remnant outflows will stall along or near the US-64
corridor on Monday. Additionally, it appears the sea-breeze may be
an additional focus for storms Monday afternoon and evening,
suggested by a few HREF members. Moisture values remain high, with
again the low to mid-layer flow parallel or slightly southwest of
the boundary, favoring again training storms for heavy rainfall.
Both the HREF/REFS show this heavy rainfall signal Monday along the
US-64 corridor, but the threat could be anywhere storms train and
move slowly.

KEY MESSAGE 3... Continued periods of unsettled weather this week as
a stalled front lingers across NC.

Broad and weak troughing over the eastern CONUS on Mon will become
reinforced by a more vigorous shortwave trough pivoting across the
Great Lakes and southern Quebec on Tues. A low-amplitude likely
convectively altered perturbation rippling through the basal
portion of the trough is forecast to shift across the Ohio Valley
Tues morning before potentially shifting across the southern Mid-
Atlantic during peak heating. There are some notable timing
differences with the low-predicitability feature, but nevertheless,
enhanced westerly winds of > 30 kts are forecast to sink south and
into North Carolina and overlap a continued moist and unstable
environment. Although flow throughout the troposphere is not
particularly strong, consistently veering winds with height will
support curved hodographs capable of producing transient supercells
and bowing segments. Any right-moving storm will have a storm motion
of southeast and increase the likelihood that storms may drift into
our region from VA. All hazards will be on the table for Tuesday,
although damaging straight-line winds will be the most likely
primary and more widespread hazard.

An upstream shortwave trough is forecast to cross the mountains
Wednesday with an attendant surface cold front in tow. With PW's
still at or near 2" and nearly 2000 J/KG of MLCAPE available, strong
to severe storms are more than plausible with the front.
Significantly lower PW's will follow the front with substantially
lower precip chances Thursday through Saturday, although model
inconsistencies regarding how far south the front and drier air push
south results in an lower forecast confidence in a dry spell;
especially with such a weak and progressive surface high and
climatologically approaching the window when it is difficult for
fronts to progress all the way through the Carolinas.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 730 PM Sunday...

TAF period: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue
through the evening into the overnight hours, and these are
generally covered by PROB30 groups, except for FAY where
thunderstorms are more imminent. After precipitation decreases in
coverage, a nearly stationary front in southern Virginia is expected
to drop far enough south into North Carolina to allow for low level
moisture to move into the region and bring widespread IFR/LIFR
stratus. Confidence is highest that the stratus will reach RDU and
RWI, and models have been trending farther west with the coverage
towards INT/GSO - lowered the height of the ceiling in those
airport's TAFs. The stratus is not expected to reach as far south as
FAY. More showers and thunderstorms are expected Monday afternoon,
with -SHRA and VCTS mentions at all sites.

Outlook: Additional showers/storms are expected Monday through
midweek with associated sub-VFR conditions. There will also be
low stratus and fog during the morning hours through midweek.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Record High Temperatures:

July 19:
KFAY: 101/2002

Record High Minimum Temperatures:

July 19:
KGSO: 75/2016
KRDU: 80/1942
KFAY: 77/2023

July 20:
KGSO: 75/2019
KRDU: 76/2025

July 21:
KGSO: 76/2011
KRDU: 78/1932
KFAY: 80/2017

July 22:
KGSO: 77/2011
KRDU: 78/2011
KFAY: 82/2017

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Kren/Swiggett
AVIATION...Green/Kren
CLIMATE...RAH

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
804 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-201200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
804 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
tonight. The main threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Storm chances will persist Monday through Wednesday, where a
Marginal to Slight Risk of severe storms will remain each day.
Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat. Additionally, areas
of heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
923 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SW Mar-Mac            35.30N 78.10W
07/19/2026                   Wayne              NC   911 Call Center

            Trees down near Overman Rd and US 13.

&&

DL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
956 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ085-086-088-200245-
Scotland NC-Hoke NC-Cumberland NC-
956 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SCOTLAND...CUMBERLAND AND HOKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...

At 956 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Pope
AAF to near Laurinburg. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Laurinburg, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Maxton, Antioch, Pope
AAF, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Eastover.

This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 61 and 41.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These thunderstorms are producing an excessive amount of deadly cloud
to ground lightning. Seek shelter indoors and stay away from windows.
If you cannot seek shelter indoors, an enclosed vehicle can provide
safe shelter.
&&

LAT...LON 3476 7962 3481 7968 3482 7962 3486 7962
      3520 7925 3519 7918 3517 7912 3520 7906
      3520 7865 3485 7870 3483 7890 3490 7894
      3495 7904 3483 7919 3484 7935 3482 7936
      3477 7933 3468 7942
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 283DEG 17KT 3522 7913 3482 7955

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1004 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ074-075-200245-
Montgomery NC-Moore NC-
1004 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MOORE AND NORTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...

At 1003 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Biscoe, or 9 miles east of Troy, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Southern Pines, Carthage, Pinehurst, Biscoe, Whispering Pines,
Robbins, Star, Candor, Taylortown, and Steeds.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 41 and 59.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 7981 3552 7959 3551 7936 3548 7935
      3548 7936 3545 7933 3528 7927 3516 7950
      3530 7988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 280DEG 16KT 3540 7974

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1031 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ084>086-200315-
Scotland NC-Richmond NC-Hoke NC-
1031 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND
AND SOUTHWESTERN HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT...

At 1031 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hamlet, or over Rockingham, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Laurinburg, Rockingham, Raeford, Hamlet, Maxton, Hoffman, Antioch,
Dobbins Heights, Wagram, and Gibson.

This includes Interstate 73 near Mile Marker 26.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7985 3482 7988 3506 7979
      3498 7917 3487 7915 3483 7919 3484 7935
      3482 7936 3477 7933 3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 282DEG 24KT 3490 7973

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

GIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1033 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ039-073>075-083-084-200330-
Stanly NC-Anson NC-Richmond NC-Randolph NC-Montgomery NC-Moore NC-
1033 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHERN
ANSON...MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH AND
EASTERN STANLY COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...

At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles west of North Carolina Zoo to near
Ansonville. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Asheboro, Albemarle, Troy, Badin Lake, North Carolina Zoo, Biscoe,
Ansonville, Seagrove, Norwood, and Badin.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 41 and 71.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3517 8028 3551 8011 3551 8007 3559 8006
      3567 8002 3568 7956 3530 7969 3497 7994
      3512 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 264DEG 11KT 3563 7989 3511 8015

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

GIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1109 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

NCZ085-086-200345-
Scotland NC-Hoke NC-
1109 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCOTLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...

At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Laurinburg, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Laurinburg, Maxton, Antioch, Wagram, Gibson, East Laurinburg, Laurel
Hill, and Sandhills Game Land.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3476 7962 3498 7954 3489 7913 3483 7919
      3484 7935 3482 7936 3477 7933 3463 7946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 279DEG 23KT 3482 7948

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

GIH