South Albemarle Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 3:32PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rex to Smiths to Boardman. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Clinton, Harrells, Roseboro, Stedman, Garland, Salemburg, Autryville, Vander, Bushy Lake Natural Area, and Cedar Creek.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 3:21PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

At 321 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Boonville, moving east at 25 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... Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Lexington, Thomasville, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run, Huntsville, and Lewisville.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 3:12PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms and an outflow boundary along a line extending from near St. Pauls to near Butters to near Barnesville. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated and official weather observation. At 253 PM, at wind gust to 40 mph was observed at Lumberton Municipal Airport. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls, Bladenboro, Fair Bluff, Boardman, Bladen Community College, Butters, Hestertown, Buie, Robeson Community College, White Oak, Smiths, Howellsville, Abbottsburg, Tolarsville, Duart, and Cherry Grove. This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 11 and 32.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 3:02PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Murphy, moving east at 15 mph. A second strong thunderstorm was located near Hayesville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, and Unaka.

Coastal Flood Advisory issued May 6 at 2:35PM EDT until May 7 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown Wilmington. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...The lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road begin to observe minor coastal flooding. Water begins to spread out of storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors.

Flood Watch issued May 6 at 2:28PM EDT until May 7 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will cross southeast West Virginia, southwest Virginia, and northwest North Carolina this afternoon and evening. Some thunderstorms will produce very heavy rainfall. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin, southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following area, Mercer. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Very heavy rainfall rates, up to 3 inches per hours, and repeated rainfall over the same locations may produce flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood