rain, flood
Digest more
Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding threats this weekend
Digest more
Residents were asked to limit their water use through Saturday to decrease strain on the city's wastewater systems.
Heavy rain overnight Thursday and into early morning Friday led to damages and road closures in Benton County.
The NWS Wakefield VA released a flood advisory at 5:18 p.m. on Friday in effect until 7:15 p.m. for Bertie County.
Much of the U.S., including North Carolina, has experienced a significant increase in intense rainfall and widespread flooding throughout July, often unrelated to tropical systems and impacting areas outside designated floodplains.
A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.
On Wednesday at 6:46 p.m. a flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 10:45 p.m. for Middlesex and Somerset counties.
Some flooding may have crept close to streets in Historic Ellicott City over the last few days, but it was nothing compared to the devastation Main Street has had in the past.
At a news conference Monday, state officials said 101 people remain missing, including 97 in the Kerrville area.