As Tropical Storm Debby is expected to drop heavy rain across North Carolina in the coming days, the Triangle — with its rolling hills and valleys — faces flooding danger.
Some areas are prone to floodwaters blocking roads and seeping into homes — such as Chapel Hill’s Camelot Village condominium complex or the neighborhoods surrounding Raleigh’s Crabtree Creek.
The City of Raleigh maintains flood monitoring cameras near streams and flood-prone areas to help with its emergency response and to alert residents when the waters rise. The cameras do not provide public live-streams.
The city also provides information and a map of areas where repeated flooding has occurred. The map is updated as conditions in those areas change.
Wake, Durham and Orange counties send out alerts via text, email and phone when there is a high risk of flooding and during other severe weather events. Sign up for ReadyWake Alerts at readywake.com/readywake-alerts. Sign up for AlertDurham notifications at alertdurham.com. Sign up for OCAlerts at orangecountync.gov/OCAlerts.
Chapel Hill spokesperson Alex Carrasquillo said the town tracks potential flooding through the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey’s sensor network in local rivers and streams. Town crews have already started cleaning storm drains to mitigate some of the potential flooding, he added.
Some of the most floodprone areas to avoid in the Triangle are listed below. If we missed an area that experiences frequent or dangerous flooding, send your suggestions to [email protected].
Where flooding is common in Raleigh
▪ Creedmoor Road and Crabtree Valley Avenue
▪ Wake Forest Road and Hodges Street
▪ Avent Ferry Road and Trailwood Drive
▪ Atlantic Avenue and Hodges Street
▪ Anderson Drive, Oxford Road and Claremont Road
▪ Lassiter Mill Road and Millstream Place
▪ Wilmington Street and City Farm (between intersection and Walnut Creek)
▪ Capital Boulevard and Hodges Street
▪ South Saunders Street at I-440
▪ Pigeon House Creek at Cameron Village
▪ Blue Ridge Road, Glenwood Avenue and Lead Mine Road Intersection
▪ Garner Road at the greenway trail
▪ Gorman Street (between Avent Ferry Road and Walnut Creek)
▪ Lumley Road and Briar Creek Parkway
▪ Walnut Creek at Buck Jones Road
▪ Walnut Creek at South State Street
Where flooding is common in Durham
▪ Old Chapel Hill Road, between Garrett Road and Sherwood Githens Middle School
▪ Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard near Garrett Road
▪ U.S. 15-501 near Interstate 85 and Morreene Road
▪ North Roxboro Road near Pacific Avenue
▪ Hillandale Road near West Carver Street and near Sprunt Avenue
▪ West Carver Street near Rose of Sharon Road
▪ Farrington Road near Butler Street and near Marvin Drive
▪ Guess Road near Umstead Road, Broad Street and Victory Boulevard
▪ East Woodcroft Parkway near Carpenter Fletcher Road
▪ Anderson Street near Morehead Avenue
▪ Angier Avenue near Hoover Road
▪ Hope Valley Road near Rugby Road
▪ Erwin Road near N.C. 751
▪ Kirkwood Drive
▪ Rippling Stream Road near Peppercorn Street
▪ Club Boulevard near Ellerbe Creek
▪ Club Boulevard near North Duke Street
▪ Academy Road near Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard and Pickett Road
▪ Tower Boulevard near Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard
▪ Cole Mill Road near Nancy Rhodes Drive
▪ North Gregson Street near Green Street
▪ Shoccoree Drive near Cole Mill Road
▪ 3200 block of Cole Mill Road
▪ Avondale Drive near Foushee Street
▪ Neal Road near American Drive
▪ East Morehead Avenue near South Roxboro Street
▪ University Drive near East Forest Hills Boulevard
▪ Dover Road near Rugby Road
▪ North Alston Avenue near Worth Street
▪ Sterling Drive near Umstead Road
▪ Guess Road near Carver Street
▪ Buchanan Boulevard near Englewood, Knox, Urban, Minerva and Wilkerson streets
▪ Old Oxford Highway near Infinity Road
▪ South Roxboro Street near Oak Ridge Boulevard
▪ East Weaver Street, East Woodridge Drive
▪ North Mineral Springs Road near N.C. 98
▪ Picket Road near Pine view Circle and near Hulon Drive
▪ 1800 block Albany Street
▪ Hillandale Road near Rose of Sharon Road and near Horton Road
Where flooding is common in Chapel Hill, Carrboro
▪ South Estes Drive, near University Place, Camelot Village and Brookwood
▪ South Estes public housing on Estes Drive Extension
▪ Ridgefield neighborhood, east of Fordham Boulevard
▪ Willow Drive near Fordham Boulevard
▪ Eastgate Crossing Shopping Center, Franklin Street
▪ Cleland Road between Kendall Drive and Hayes Road
▪ Franklin Street at Mallette Street
▪ East Franklin Street at Park Place
▪ Umstead Drive
▪ Neighborhoods around Tom’s Creek, including Barred Owl Woods and West Main Street
▪ South Greensboro Street near N.C. 54
▪ Broad and Lloyd streets
▪ Old Pittsboro Road
▪ Pathway Drive
▪ Willow Creek Shopping Center, Jones Ferry Road
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