ROCKINGHAM — The National Weather Service has updated a flash flood warning for Richmond County.
The warning was set to expire at 7 p.m., but has now been extended until 7:30. There is also an areal flood advisory, which includes northern Chesterfield County in South Carolina, until 7:15 and a flash flood watch in effect until midnight.
A line of thunderstorms dropped quite a bit of rain across the county Friday afternoon, leading to flooding in some areas. As of 6:50 p.m., NWS reported at least three inches of rain had fallen, with up to an inch more possible.
As of 6:53, Duke Energy was reporting there were 63 customers without power in the county, mostly in East Rockingham and Hamlet.
More thunderstorms are likely throughout the weekend, according to NWS.
