‘Minor Flooding’ Possible In Iredell County Ahead Of Weekend Rain

MOORESVILLE, NC — The weekend promises to be a soggy one throughout the Charlotte metro area as heavy rain prompted a warning from government forecasters that minor flooding could be seen in the piedmont region, including Iredell County.

Friday morning, the National Weather Service also issued a flood warning for central Mecklenburg County through 3 p.m. Friday. Some areas of Mecklenburg County received between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain since 8:45 p.m. Thursday evening, NWS said, adding that locations that could experience flooding include northeast Charlotte, the Charlotte Motor Speedway and University of North Carolina- Charlotte campus.

"Widespread rain, with perhaps a few embedded thunderstorms, will continue over the area today. Locally heavy rainfall, and perhaps minor flooding, will be possible," NWS said in a Feb. 22 hazardous weather outlook bulletin.

According to NWS, the wet weather will continue throughout the weekend, with off and on periods of heavy rain ahead of a cold front expected Saturday night. “As rounds of rainfall develop across the area, the threat of flooding along main stem rivers and streams may increase,” it said.

Here is the National Weather Service’s forecast for the weekend:

Today (Feb. 22)
Showers. Patchy fog. High near 49. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 8pm, then rain, mainly after 8pm. Patchy fog. Low around 40. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday (Feb. 23)
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday (Feb. 24)
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

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