RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- ABC11 First Alert Forecast Team is tracking multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected to move across central North Carolina through Friday, bringing the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and isolated storm impacts.
A Flood Watch remains in effect as some communities could see 2 to 4 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts exceeding 5 inches. Heavy downpours may lead to flooding in low-lying areas, along creeks and streams, and on roadways.
Stay with ABC11 throughout the day for the latest weather alerts, flooding reports, power outages and forecast updates.
Town of Holly Springs is warning drivers about flooding that has closed an intersection until further notice.
New Hill Road is closed at White Oak Creek between Cateswood Court, southeast of Friendship Road, and Stonender Way, is closed due to flooding.
Drivers are urged to turn around rather than drive through floodwaters or avoid the area.
The Streets at Southpoint and businesses along Renaissance Parkway and Fayetteville Street in Durham are experiencing a power outage.
Flash Flood Warning issued for Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Moore, Sampson, and Wayne until 3 p.m.
Heavy rain is creating new concerns across Wake County, where saturated ground is making trees more likely to fall.
The Northern Wake Fire Department recently responded after a tree fell onto a home. Officials say days of rain have left the soil unable to firmly support some trees, increasing the risk of them toppling with little warning.
Firefighters urge residents to watch for signs of trouble, including leaning trees, exposed roots and cracked limbs, and to have potentially hazardous trees evaluated.
"Sometimes the danger isn't the storm itself, but what it leaves behind," the department said.
