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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 30, 2012Pitt County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this river flood warning at May 30, 2012, 11:58 PM EDT for Pitt County, North Carolina. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2012, 11:58 PM EDT (03:58 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2012, 5:58 PM EDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Flood severity: Minor

County Pitt County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

738 
WGUS42 KMHX 310358
FLWMHX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
1158 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA... 

  CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON AFFECTING PITT COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR 
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. FLOOD WATERS WILL 
WEAKEN THE BANKS MAKING THEM DANGEROUS.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A 
LITTLE LATER.

&&

NCC147-010358-
/O.NEW.KMHX.FL.W.0002.120531T0358Z-000000T0000Z/
/SIMN7.1.ER.120531T0347Z.120531T0400Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1158 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECASTS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION. THIS WARNING WILL 
  REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO 
  MOBLEYS BRIDGE ROAD.

$$

2 follow-up statements

118 
WGUS82 KMHX 311535
FLSMHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
1135 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH 
CAROLINA...
  CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON AFFECTING PITT COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR 
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL
RADIO...MEDIA OR CABLE TV. 

&&

NCC147-011535-
/O.CON.KMHX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SIMN7.1.ER.120531T0405Z.120531T0915Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1135 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO 
  MOBLEYS BRIDGE ROAD.

$$

             FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7AM EST
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN

NON-FORECAST POINTS (WARNINGS)
  SIMPSON     10  10.4 THU 11 AM    N/A    N/A    N/A

820 
WGUS82 KMHX 312158
FLSMHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
558 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH 
CAROLINA...
 
  CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON AFFECTING PITT COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR 
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL
RADIO...MEDIA OR CABLE TV. 

&&

NCC147-312228-
/O.CAN.KMHX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120531T2158Z/
/SIMN7.1.ER.120531T0405Z.120531T0915Z.120531T2022Z.NO/
558 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHICOD CREEK NEAR SIMPSON.
* AT  5 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO 
  MOBLEYS BRIDGE ROAD.

$$

             FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7AM EST
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN

NON-FORECAST POINTS (WARNINGS)
  SIMPSON     10   9.9 THU 06 PM    N/A    N/A    N/A

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	38 min
May 31, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Lenoir	43 min
May 31, 7:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		35 hr

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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.