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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 12, 2013Cumberland County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2013, 2:45 AM EDT for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 12, 2013, 6:45 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 12, 2013, 2:45 AM EDT (06:45 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 12, 2013, 6:45 AM EDT
Expired: Jul 12, 2013, 10:51 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Flood severity: Minor

County Cumberland County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Little River at Manchester (MANN7). The gauge peaked at 17.57 ft at Jul 12, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02103000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 12, 2:30 AM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:30 AM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:15 PM EDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
415 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-121945-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
415 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

IN ADDITION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING...WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

BLAES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 9:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Forsyth	116 min
Jul 12, 3:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Person	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Scotland	62 min
Jul 12, 3:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	3 hr
Jul 12, 3:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	5 hr
Jul 12, 3:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	5 days
Jul 12, 3:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Wake	3 hr
Jul 12, 4:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Cumberland	2 hr
Jul 12, 4:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston	3 hr
Jul 12, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Richmond	86 min
Jul 12, 6:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Anson	88 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.