A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 1:45 PM for Warren, Halifax, Northeastern Franklin, Northeastern Nash, and Edgecombe counties.

High water has been reported along creeks flowing into the Roanoke river in nourtheast Halifax county, Patch Rubber road in Weldon has been closed due to high water. Persistent rainfall into streams and saturated soils will continue the risk of flash flooding thorugh early afternoon.

A downed tree on Maynard Road and Ralph Drive in Cary caused two separate five-vehicle accidents Thursday morning, but the tree has since been cleared from the road.

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Raleigh Police believe strong winds overnight knocked down telephone powerlines onto Corporation Parkway and New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, forcing police to close the road in that area.

A flood warning has been issued for the Neuse and Haw rivers. 

Rainfall totals, so far have been 4 to 5", more rain is expected this afternoon with another inch possible.  A Wind Advisory for wind with gusts up to 35 mph is in effect for the area until early Friday morning.  This will be strong enough to bring down some trees and possibly cause power outages.

Temperatures will hold in the 50s both Thursday and Friday.  Rain should let up Friday morning with light scattered rain and drizzle mainly in the morning, improving to sunshine and 70s for the weekend.

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Apartment dwellers on Dana Drive in Raleigh are keeping a wary eye on the water from Crabtree Creek that rushes past their homes.

“I’m concerned because I’ve been in two floods over here before,” said resident Abdul Abdarrahin.

Every 30 minutes Abdul says he checks the water level and if it reaches a tree near his apartment, he’s out of there.

“I’m waiting and when I see that water coming, I’ll stop, take our cars and go stay with friends or something,” he said.

On the other side of the apartment complex, one resident was less worried Wednesday night than she was Wednesday morning because the creek didn’t look as threatening as it did earlier.

“Our concern was little higher this morning as it was rising more and more,” explained Victoria Krantz. “But now, the water has defiantly gone down 6 to 12 inches.”

Meanwhile, the Army Corps of Engineers says the area's two major water supplies need this precipitation.

“Any rainfall in the Piedmont area will help our projects,” said Daniel Emerson, a hydrologic engineer with the Corps.

With Falls Lake three and a half feet below normal and with Jordan Lake two feet below where it needs to be, the Army Corps says it has plenty of room to take whatever amount of water is dumped into the watershed from this storm system.

“We have not increased discharges at Jordan or Falls Lake so no one has to worry about our contribution to any downstream flooding,” said Emerson.
Crabtree Valley Mall has blocked off parking areas prone to flooding, just in case.

In Chapel Hill, Bollin Creek along Estes Drive was filled to the brim by Wednesday afternoon. It's an area that floods easily, so officials will keep an eye on it.

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