The heavy rain will gradually end on Saturday night, with more rainfall on Sunday

A day of heavy rain and storms could help drought-stricken areas. Dry ground conditions led to excessive runoff and flash flooding in the Triad area of ​​Guilford County Saturday night. Local creeks and streams began to rise above their banks, causing localized flooding, and the storm also caused flash flooding in urban areas. Buffalo Creek at Pamona in Greensboro rose to 11.57 feet, reaching minor flood stage before peaking. As the storm moved east toward the Triangle, stream levels in Guilford County fell below action levels after 7 p.m. Again dangerous in some areas. Get an early look at heavy rain and storms by checking the WXII 12 radar. . The Lexington, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Asheboro and Greensboro areas could see some sunshine by midday before more rounds of heavy rain and storms in the late afternoon. 8:00 – Heavy rain begins to move out of the central Triad. Showers and storms dropped more than three inches in parts of Guilford County, prompting flash flood warnings. The warning has expired along with a flood watch for the northern Piedmont region. Beneficial rainfall brought one to three inches of rain to areas of the Foothills experiencing severe and extreme drought. 6:01 PM – WXII's Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy provides an update on this weekend's showers: 5:11 PM – Greensboro officials remind drivers after Guilford County issues flash flood warning Safety. 5 p.m. – Guilford County has issued a flood warning until 8 p.m. 4 p.m. – Localized flooding is possible and wind gusts up to 40 mph may cause downed tree limbs.Flood warning issued for Grayson, Ashe until 5 p.m. 9:43 a.m. – Rockingham, Danville, Henry, Surrey, Stokes, Franklin, Martinsville, Caswell Flood warnings are in effect for Halifax, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Charlotte until 8 p.m.