Flash Flooding Warning In Charlotte, Road Closures

CHARLOTTE, NC — A flash flood warning was in effect for Charlotte Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Florence continued to hover over central North Carolina, dumping torrential rain.

By Sunday morning, the former monster storm Hurricane Florence had weakened to a tropical depression, and continued to dump rain over the Carolinas, leading to flash flooding and major river flooding throughout the state. At 5 a.m. Sunday, sustained winds had decreased to about 35 mph as the storm drifted west at about 8 mph. The slow crawl was expected to pour 5 to 10 inches of rain in western and central North Carolina.

"These rainfall amounts will produce catastrophic flash flooding, prolonged significant river flooding, and an elevated risk for landslides in western North Carolina and far southwest Virginia," the National Hurricane Center said Sunday morning.

Much of central North Carolina was under a flash flood watch, which is expected to remain in place until Monday evening.

In Charlotte, a flash flood warning was in effect Sunday morning into early afternoon, as flood waters and downed trees and power lines led to several street closures.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police announced there were several major road closures Sunday morning including:

• South Wendover just south of Randolph Road
• Carmel Road at Camilla Drive
• North Tryon at Liddell Street
• Eastbound W.T. Harris Boulevard at Norcroft Road

"I cannot overstate it: Flood waters are rising, and if you aren't watching for them, you are risking your life," Gov. Roy Cooper emphasized.

Sunday morning, more trees were falling, taking down stoplights and power lines.

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