 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a flash flood warning for Hartford County in northeastern North Carolina until 9.15 p.m. At 6.13 p.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.