Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 29, 2010, 8:30 AM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2010, 8:30 AM EDT (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2010, 10:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:31 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.
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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 29, 8:14 AM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 8:14 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 29, 3:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 NCZ097-100-101-300800- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 3 AM THURSDAY. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS COULD REACH 35 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS COULD LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OR OVERWASH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...PARTICULARLY ON THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ087-096-099-300800- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 5 AM THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. SCZ034-046-300800- HORRY-GEORGETOWN- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 3 AM THURSDAY. ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-300800- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. AMZ250-252-300800- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. AMZ254-256-300800- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. GALE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. 9
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 4:12 AM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
412 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010
NCZ097-101-290915-
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
412 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WILMINGTON...
AT 411 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST NORTH OF MONKEY
JUNCTION IN WILMINGTON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM
HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS THUNDERSTORM ARE WILMINGTON...CASTLE
HAYNE...ROCKY POINT...AND BURGAW.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.
LAT...LON 3418 7782 3418 7781 3412 7785 3414 7787
3412 7788 3411 7793 3424 7797 3427 7800
3433 7802 3434 7806 3461 7812 3464 7782
3424 7780 3421 7783 3423 7780 3421 7780
3421 7782 3418 7780
RASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 3:43 AM EDT | Gale Warning | ILM | 31 hr | |
| Sep 29, 9:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | 25 hr | |
| Sep 29, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Horry | 52 min |
| Sep 29, 4:33 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | ILM | 23 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 63 min |
| Sep 29, 5:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 52 min |
| Sep 29, 7:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 63 min |
| Sep 29, 10:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 11 days |
| Sep 29, 12:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 108 min |
| Sep 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:33 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | 12 hr | |
| Sep 29, 6:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.