NWS Raleigh NCFF.W 0037August 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Sampson, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a flash flood warning for Sampson in North Carolina, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on August 29. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026. North Carolina had 24 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 30 in an average August of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Sampson
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:25 p.m. EDT, August 29, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH FF.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
FFWRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Sampson County in central North Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Clinton, Turkey and Hobbton.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina since 2008131 a year
- Every warning type in North Carolina
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels