Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 1995, 11:02 AM EDT for Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1995, 11:02 AM EDT (15:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1995, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rockingham County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRNK 291504 FFWRNK NCC157-291900- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1102 AM EDT THU JUN 29 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY SATURATED AND THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. ROADS WILL BECOME QUICKLY COVERED AND STREAMS WILL GO OVER THEIR BANKS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 29, 10:06 AM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 10:06 AM EDT, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERIVCE BLACKSBURG VA 1005 AM EDT THU JUN 29 199 RECOMMENDATIONS... CRW/RDU...FFA FOR THIS AFT AND TONITE. RDU FOR NRN MTNS...AND CRW FOR OUR SW VA ZONES. WBC...NONE. DISCUSSION... AGAIN..HV HAD HARD TIME LOOKING AT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROGS. AXIS OF HIGHEST PW/S HAS SHIFTED MORE TO N CEN THRU SE N.C. THETA-E RDG HAS SHIFTED A LITTLE FURTHER E AND IS ACRS THE SRN APPNS OF N.C. HOWEVER..THERE IS ALSO A SUGG OF A RDG EXTNDING UP ALNG THE BLUE RDG IN VA. THIS THETA-E RDG HAS BEEN A PRETTY FAIR PREDICTOR OF WHERE THE HEAVY SHOWER/TSTMS HV INITIALLY DEVLPD EACH DAY. HAVING SAID THAT...A BAND OF HVY RAINS HV ALREADY DEVLOPED ACRS GUILFORD & ROCKINGHAM CNTIES..EXTNDING UP INTO HENRY IN VA. 88D INDS UP TO 1.75 IN AN HR IN WRN ROCK. CNTY. FFA/S CURRNTLY UP LOOK GOOD. W/THE THETA-E AXIS FURTHER W...AND THE SHORT WV APPCHNG THAT AREA...WE MAY NEED TO PUT FFA/S UP FOR NRN MTNS OF N.C. AND ALSO SW VA. MOST PCPN FM THE SHORT WV MAY HOLD OFF TILL TONITE...BUT I WOULDN/T WANT TO BET ON THAT. ALSO...IT WON/T TAKE MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE FLOOD PROBS IN MANY AREAS THAT HV HAD THEM THE PAST FEW DAYS. JJ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
WVZ042>045-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-NCZ001>006- 018>020-301200- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 625 AM EDT THU JUN 29 1995 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION REMAINS VERY MOIST... AND WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE GREATEST THREAT CONTINUES TO BE FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON. SPN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
WVZ042>045-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-NCZ001>006- 018>020-301200- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 625 AM EDT THU JUN 29 1995 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION REMAINS VERY MOIST... AND WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE GREATEST THREAT CONTINUES TO BE FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON. SPN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 7:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-WVZ042>045-291800- BULLETIN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 750 AM EDT THU JUN 29 1995 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EXCEPT THE MOUNTAINS. THE MOST ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...ROCKBRIDGE...CAMPBELL ...HALIFAX AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. THE INTENSITY OF THE RAINFALL THOUGH HAD DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR ONE HALF INCH FROM 650 AM TO 750 AM. THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN WATER COVERED AND DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF OUT AND ABOUT EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS DECREASED...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. SPN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 7:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-WVZ042>045-291800- BULLETIN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 750 AM EDT THU JUN 29 1995 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EXCEPT THE MOUNTAINS. THE MOST ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...ROCKBRIDGE...CAMPBELL ...HALIFAX AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. THE INTENSITY OF THE RAINFALL THOUGH HAD DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR ONE HALF INCH FROM 650 AM TO 750 AM. THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT. MANY ROADS REMAIN WATER COVERED AND DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF OUT AND ABOUT EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS DECREASED...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. SPN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 55 min |
| Jun 28, 10:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 116 min |
| Jun 29, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Caswell | 115 min |
| Jun 29, 12:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Caswell | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 61 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.