Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this river flood warning at Mar 22, 2009, 8:52 PM EDT for Martin County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2009, 8:52 PM EDT (00:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2009, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2009, 9:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Martin County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Williamston (WLLN7). The gauge peaked at 10.36 ft at Mar 29, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02081054, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 12 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.