August 5: Flood Warning (Evacuations and Rescues Underway)- Charlotte, NC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR RAPID RIVER RISES IN...
  CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 319 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED
AREA DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CENTER CITY
  CHARLOTTE...UNC CHARLOTTE...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...EASTLAND
  MALL...HARRISBURG...I-77 AT I-85...MINT HILL...PAW CREEK AND
  SOUTHPARK MALL.

CREEKS SUCH AS STEWART...LITTLE SUGAR...SUGAR...BRIAR...MCMULLEN AND
BACK CREEK ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR
SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL REPLACE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS 18 AND 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.