Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 7, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Jun 11, 2013, 6:06 AM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jun 12, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2013, 6:06 AM EDT (10:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2013, 10:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 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 Neuse River near Goldsboro (GLDN7).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02089000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196
WGUS42 KRAH 111006
FLWRAH
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
606 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE RESULTED IN THE NEUSE RIVER RUNNING
HIGH. THE RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE TOWARD GOLDSBORO AS HIGHER
WATER UPSTREAM APPROACHES. THE FORECAST HAS BEEN CONSISTENT
PUSHING THE RIVER AT GOLDSBORO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-112206-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130612T2217Z-130616T1100Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130612T2217Z.130614T0000Z.130615T2300Z.NO/
606 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 546 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 14.1 TUE 06 AM 16.8 19.2 19.6 19.0
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$17 follow-up statements
351
WGUS82 KRAH 111705
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
105 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-120505-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130612T2200Z-130616T0834Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130612T2200Z.130614T0600Z.130615T2034Z.NO/
105 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 19.6 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FLOODING THREATENS FERRY BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 14.7 TUE 12 PM 16.8 19.1 19.6 18.8 16.0
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$328
WGUS82 KRAH 120054
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
854 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-121254-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130612T2217Z-130616T0400Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130612T2217Z.130614T0000Z.130615T1600Z.NO/
854 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 15.5 TUE 08 PM 19.1 19.5 18.4 15.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$898
WGUS82 KRAH 120408
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1208 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-121608-
/O.CON.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130612T2217Z-130616T0400Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130612T2217Z.130614T0000Z.130615T1600Z.NO/
1208 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1115 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 15.7 TUE 11 PM 16.8 19.1 19.5 18.4 15.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$631
WGUS82 KRAH 120950
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
550 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-122150-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130613T0557Z-130616T0400Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T0557Z.130614T0000Z.130615T1600Z.NO/
550 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 515 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 16.2 WED 05 AM 18.5 19.4 18.4 15.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$605
WGUS82 KRAH 121257
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
857 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-130057-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.130613T0100Z-130616T0417Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T0100Z.130614T0000Z.130615T1617Z.NO/
857 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 16.5 WED 08 AM 18.9 19.4 18.5 15.6 13.5
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$868
WGUS82 KRAH 130132
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
932 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-131332-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0142Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T0600Z.130614T0600Z.130615T1342Z.NO/
932 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&LITERAL:
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 17.4 WED 08 PM 18.6 19.2 18.2 15.5 13.5
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$466
WGUS82 KRAH 131015
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
615 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-132215-
/O.CON.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0142Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1010Z.130614T0600Z.130615T1342Z.NO/
615 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 6:01 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE AS OF 6 AM THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY...REACHING 19.2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&LITERAL:
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.0 THU 06 AM 18.6 19.2 18.2 15.5 13.5
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$167
WGUS82 KRAH 131315
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
915 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-140115-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130615T1630Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T0600Z.130615T0430Z.NO/
915 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.7 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.5 FEET...FERRY BRIDGE ROAD FLOODS
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.1 THU 08 AM 18.6 17.4 14.6 12.9 12.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$909
WGUS82 KRAH 132314
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
714 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-141114-
/O.CON.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130615T1630Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T0600Z.130615T0430Z.NO/
714 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 6:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.7 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.4 THU 06 PM 18.6 17.4 14.6 12.9 12.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$
ELLIS000
WGUS82 KRAH 140121
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
921 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-141321-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130615T1559Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T0600Z.130615T0359Z.NO/
921 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW LATE EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.5 THU 08 PM 17.4 14.4 12.6 12.1
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$107
WGUS82 KRAH 141329
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
929 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-150129-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130615T1930Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1800Z.130615T0730Z.NO/
929 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.7 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.7 FRI 08 AM 17.7 15.0 13.0 11.8 11.5
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$718
WGUS82 KRAH 150113
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
913 PM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-151313-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0300Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T1500Z.NO/
913 PM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.6 FRI 08 PM 16.2 13.8 12.1 11.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$787
WGUS82 KRAH 150811
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
411 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-152011-
/O.CON.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0300Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T1500Z.NO/
411 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 315 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.5 SAT 03 AM 16.2 13.8 12.1 11.4
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$632
WGUS82 KRAH 151334
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
934 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-160134-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0800Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T2000Z.NO/
934 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 8:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS NEAR THE SR1915
BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 18.3 SAT 08 AM 16.1 13.6 12.1 11.4 11.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$434
WGUS82 KRAH 160007
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
807 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-160037-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0800Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T1930Z.NO/
807 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 7:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:30 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.6 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 17.8 SAT 07 PM 13.6 12.1 11.4 11.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$062
WGUS82 KRAH 160238 CCA
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1038 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-160037-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0800Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T1930Z.NO/
1038 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 7:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:30 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.6 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 17.7 SAT 10 PM 17.1 15.3 13.3 11.9 11.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$
ELLIS903
WGUS82 KRAH 160239 CCA
FLSRAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1039 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...
NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO AFFECTING WAYNE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER DEEP WATER WHILE DRIVING...DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
NCC191-160250-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130616T0800Z/
/GLDN7.1.ER.130613T1100Z.130614T1500Z.130615T1930Z.NO/
1039 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR GOLDSBORO.
* AT 7:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:30 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.6 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS
NEAR THE SR1915 BRIDGE AND UPSTREAM OF THE US117 BRIDGE.
&&
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7 AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
NEUSE RIVER
GOLDSBORO 18 17.7 SAT 10 PM 17.1 15.3 13.3 11.9 11.3
TO CONVERT THE ABOVE STAGE READINGS TO ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (FT), ADD
THE FOLLOWING TO THE STAGE:
GOLDSBORO: 42.95
$$
ELLISWhat 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 Jun 11, 3:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 329 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY. A MUCH WARMER AIR MASS MOVES IN FOR WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY COOLER HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 225 AM TUESDAY... THROUGH LATE MORNING: THERE MAY BE SOME RENEWED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CENTRAL NC (ESP WESTERN PIEDMONT) BETWEEN 1-7 AM EDT (05-11Z) THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS CONVECTION...NOCTURNAL COOLING...AND A 900 MB INVERSION (PER 00Z GSO RAOB) HAVE LED TO VERY MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF CIN (50-100 J/KG)...LAYER-LIFTING WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO REALIZE AT LEAST SOME AMOUNT OF CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY IN ADDITION TO BREAKING THE AFOREMENTIONED CAP...WHICH IS IN LINE WITH UPSTREAM RADAR TRENDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS/UPSTATE SC AND ALSO WITH THE LATEST HIGH-RES WRF SIM REF OUTPUT WHICH SHOWS CONVECTION DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT IN THE 06-10Z TIME FRAME. DEEP-LAYER SHEAR IS ON THE ORDER OF 35-45 KT AND SUPERCELL COMPOSITE VALUES ARE PROGGED AT 1-2 THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE ENVIRONMENT COULD POTENTIALLY SUPPORT STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE CONVECTION DESPITE MARGINAL INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...BAD DIURNAL TIMING AND WEAK MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET ANY HAIL LET ALONE SVR HAIL...AND WILL ALSO LIMIT THE DOWNBURST POTENTIAL. ON THE OTHER HAND...PRONOUNCED MID-LEVEL DRYING HAS INCREASED DCAPE VALUES TO NEAR 750 J/KG...AND THIS IN ADDITION TO RELATIVELY SPEEDY MID-LEVEL FLOW WOULD BE A POSITIVE FACTOR FOR DOWNBURSTS. ALTHOUGH AN ISOLD STRONG STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG/WEST OF HWY 1 THROUGH SUNRISE AND ALONG/EAST OF I-95 THROUGH 12-15Z...PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE NEGATIVE FACTORS MAY OUTWEIGH THE POSITIVE IN THIS CASE AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SVR POTENTIAL. THIS AFTERNOON/TONIGHT: THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS EAST OF CENTRAL NC BY 15-18Z. ASIDE FROM A LINGERING POTENTIAL FOR ISOLD CONVECTION EAST OF I-95 AS LATE AS 12-15Z PER ABOVE DISCUSSION... SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESULT IN MID-LEVEL WARMING/DRYING ALONG WITH HEIGHT RISES AND THE ADVECTION OF A MUCH DRIER LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. AN AMPLIFYING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS WILL ALLOW THE EASTERN FRINGE OF A MODIFIED ELEVATED MIXED LAYER (STEEPENING H6-H4 LAPSE RATES) TO ADVECT INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MARGINAL INSTABILITY ALOFT...HOWEVER...A THOROUGH LACK OF FORCING AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF CIN ASSOC/W THE BASE OF THE MODIFIED EML SHOULD KEEP A LID ON ANY POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION THROUGH THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS SMALL AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE ENERGY IN NW FLOW ALOFT TRACKING SE THROUGH THE OH VALLEY INTO WESTERN NC/VA BY 12Z WED MORNING...THOUGH INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MARGINAL AND CONFINED WELL ALOFT IN ASSOC/W STEEP H6-H4 LAPSE RATES AND CIN SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY LARGE/DEEP ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ANY CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND...WILL KEEP THE FCST DRY THIS AFT THROUGH TONIGHT. ON A SIDE-NOTE...THE LATEST 00Z WRF-NMM SIM REF OUTPUT SHOWS ISOLD CONVECTION DEVELOPING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE ENERGY OVER ILLINOIS BY ~00Z...GROWING UPSCALE INTO AN MCS AND PERSISTING ALL NIGHT AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEAST THROUGH KY INTO EASTERN TN AND FAR WESTERN NC BY 12Z WED MORNING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE SOLUTION GIVEN NW STEERING FLOW AND THE PRESENCE OF A MODIFIED EML WHICH WOULD PROMOTE STRONG COLD POOLS /HIGH DCAPE/ AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO MODERATE MUCAPE (1000-2000 J/KG) WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. EVEN IF THIS SCENARIO UNFOLDS...IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT THE MCS WOULD SUCCESSFULLY CROSS THE MOUNTAINS OR AFFECT CENTRAL NC GIVEN BAD TIMING AND A LESS FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. BASED ON H85 TEMPS AND THICKNESSES...EXPECT HIGHS NEAR NORMAL IN THE MID/UPPER 80S FAR N/NW PIEDMONT TO NEAR 90F SOUTH OF THE TRIANGLE. LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MID/UPPER 60S. -VINCENT && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 320 AM TUESDAY... WEDNESDAY: THE CENTRAL CONUS RIDGE WILL FURTHER AMPLIFY IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES ON WED...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTH THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO CANADA AND NW FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING DOWNSTREAM OVER THE TN/OH VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC/CAROLINAS. THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT A PRONOUNCED ELEVATED MIXED LAYER IN PLACE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY WILL ADVECT SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OH VALLEY TOWARD THE REGION TONIGHT AND INTO THE CAROLINAS ON WED... WITH H7-H5 LAPSE RATES ON THE ORDER OF 7-8 C/KM WED AFT/EVE. WARM MID-LEVEL TEMPS AT THE BASE OF THE MODIFIED EML MAY SERVE AS AN EFFECTIVE CAP FOR MUCH OF THE DAY GIVEN UNIDIRECTIONAL BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW AND AN INITIALLY DRY SFC-H85 AIRMASS. HOWEVER...WESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL ADVECT AN INCREASINGLY MOIST LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS DURING THE DAY WED...AND BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE MAY BECOME SUFFICIENT FOR A CONDITIONAL THREAT OF ISOLD CONVECTION AROUND PEAK HEATING. FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO COME BY ON WED...CONFINED TO EITHER WEAK/SHALLOW CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH A PIEDMONT TROUGH OR A SMALL AMPLITUDE DISTURBANCE IN NW FLOW ALOFT...THE LATTER OF WHICH WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO INITIATE CONVECTION. ALTERNATELY...IF CONVECTION DEVELOPS IN THE MOUNTAINS IT COULD PROPAGATE EAST INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT VIA 30 KT NW STEERING FLOW DURING THE LATE AFT/EVE...IN AN ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING CONVECTION. IN FACT...SHOULD DEEP CONVECTION DEVELOP...A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS COULD NOT BE RULED OUT GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF A MODIFIED EML...A HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER T/TD SPREAD /STRONG EVAP COOLING POTENTIAL/...AND ~30 KT MID-LEVEL FLOW. THE LATEST HIGH-RES WRF-NMM SIM REF OUTPUT GENERATES LITTLE IF ANY CONVECTION WED AFT/EVE...AND WILL OPT TO KEEP A DRY FCST GIVEN UNCERTAINTY W/REGARD TO A TRIGGER. MODEL GUIDANCE VARIES W/REGARD TO THE STRENGTH OF THE MODIFIED EML ADVECTING INTO THE REGION AND THUS VARIES WITH THE AMOUNT OF BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING AND MAGNITUDE OF H85 TEMPS ON WED...MAKING FOR A DIFFICULT HIGH TEMP FCST WITH GUIDANCE VARYING BY AS MUCH AS 5-7F. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS IN THE 90-95F RANGE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A ROBUST SHORTWAVE IN NW FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO DIG SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER MS RIVER VALLEY INTO THE TN/OH VALLEY BY 12Z THU...ALONG WITH AN ATTENDANT SFC LOW. GIVEN THAT THE BEST FORCING ASSOC/W THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...NOCTURNAL COOLING/BOUNDARY LAYER STABILIZATION AND RESULTING CIN SHOULD INHIBIT CONVECTION FROM DEVELOPING DOWNSTREAM OVER THE CAROLINAS WED NIGHT DESPITE STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MUCAPE VALUES AS HIGH AS 1500-2000 J/KG. BARRING ANY UPSTREAM MCS ACTIVITY PROPAGATING DOWNSTREAM INTO THE REGION THU MORNING...WHICH IS A POSSIBILITY GIVEN THE ATYPICALLY FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE IN PLACE...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SUFFICIENT UNCERTAINTY IS PRESENT W/REGARD TO UPSTREAM MCS ACTIVITY TO LEAVE THE FCST DRY AT THIS TIME. ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFT/EVE... THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT: AN UNSEASONABLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ON THU... CHARACTERIZED BY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS EXTENDING NORTH THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO CANADA. DOWNSTREAM... NW FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE TN/OH VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC WILL ALLOW ROBUST SHORTWAVE ENERGY (AND AN ATTENDANT SFC LOW) TO TRACK EAST/SE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS/VA THU AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE... SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND ADVECT SEASONABLY RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ON THU...UNDERNEATH STEEP (7-7.5 C/KM) MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES ASSOCIATED WITH A MODIFIED ELEVATED MIXED LAYER...YIELDING AT LEAST MODERATE IF NOT STRONG INSTABILITY WITH MLCAPE VALUES AS HIGH AS 2000-3000 J/KG DURING PEAK HEATING. ADDITIONALLY...STRENGTHENING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF THE SHORTWAVE WILL RESULT IN 0-6KM SHEAR ON THE ORDER OF 30-40 KT (STRONGEST TO THE NORTH)...WHICH WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLULAR ORGANIZATION...ESPECIALLY IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG INSTABILITY AND STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. THE LATEST GFS/NAM MODEL GUIDANCE HAS SPED UP THE SYSTEM SLIGHTLY... WITH THE BEST SYNOPTIC FORCING OCCURRING IN THE MID AFTERNOON (18-21Z TIME FRAME)...THOUGH THE 00Z ECMWF REMAINS A BIT SLOWER WITH THE BEST SYNOPTIC FORCING IN THE 21-03Z TIME FRAME...SO SOME UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING AND SPECIFICS. HOWEVER...GIVEN EXCELLENT SYNOPTIC FORCING...STRONG DESTABILIZATION /ATYPICALLY FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMICS/ AND FAVORABLE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FROM A PATTERN RECOGNITION STANDPOINT...THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT WOULD PRIMARILY SUPPORT AN ENHANCED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN UNIDIRECTIONAL DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...SPEEDY MID-LEVEL FLOW AND STRONG EVAP COOLING POTENTIAL ASSOC/W THE MODIFIED EML AND INVERTED-V PROFILES IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. W/REGARD TO MODE...EXPECT A RELATIVELY NARROW WINDOW FOR ANY DISCRETE CONVECTION PRIOR TO RAPID UPSCALE GROWTH INTO AN MCS GIVEN HIGH DCAPE /STRONG COLD POOLS/ AND STRONG INSTABILITY. THE LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE TORNADO THREAT WOULD LIKELY REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH (I.E. PA/NJ) AND OTHER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST...IN CLOSER VICINITY TO THE SFC LOW TRACK AND WARM FRONT AND BETTER LOW-LEVEL SHEAR. AT THIS TIME WILL OPT TO LEAVE THE FCST AS-IS...WITH PRECIP CHANCES STILL AT 50% AND HIGHS 90-95F...WARMEST EAST. LOWS THU NIGHT IN THE MID/UPPER 60S IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AS THE SHORTWAVE AND ATTENDANT SFC LOW TRACK OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC. -VINCENT && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 300 AM TUESDAY... COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT...WITH MODESTLY GUSTY NORTHWEST AND NORTH BREEZES ANTICIPATED AT LEAST EARLY IN THE DAY FRIDAY IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT FOLLOWING ROBUST LOW PRESSURE. IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND PROVIDES FOR A DRY...STABLE AIR MASS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. COARSE MODEL SOUNDINGS FROM BOTH THE GFS AND THE LATEST ECMWF ARE DRY AND STABLE...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES BELOW AN INCH THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THE GFS AND THE LATEST ECMWF ARE SIMILAR WITH AT LEAST MODERATELY-STRONG MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVES FLATTENING THE RIDGE ALOFT. AS THE SHORTWAVES HEAD TOWARD CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND A WARM FRONT SHOULD START TO MOVE BACK TOWARD THE NORTH. THE 12Z ECMWF WAS MOST AGGRESSIVE BRINGING IN CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION EARLY SUNDAY...WHILE OTHER GUIDANCE SUCH AS THE 00Z GFS...18Z DGEX AND 00Z CANADIAN...ARE LATER...MORE AT LEAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AT THE EARLIEST. THE GFS INCREASES INSTABILITY MARKEDLY SUNDAY FROM A STABLE AIR MASS SATURDAY...REDUCING LIFTED INDICES A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO CELSIUS PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT ON SUNDAY AS THE MID-LEVEL WAVES APPROACH...AND ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY. THIS FORECAST WILL SHOW A WETTER TREND FOR LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. AFTER SOME LOWS LIKELY REACHING THE 50S IN A FEW OF THE COOLER SPOTS SATURDAY MORNING...LOWS SHOULD BECOME MUCH WARMER IN A MORE HUMID AIR MASS BY THE END OF THIS LONG-TERM PERIOD. DAYTIME HIGHS ARE A LITTLE MORE TRICKY DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER AT THE END OF THE PERIOD...AND FOR NOW WILL LIKELY FEATURE HIGHS IN THE NORMAL RANGE. -DJF && .AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 115 AM TUESDAY... WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPACT AND POTENT UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE TRIAD TOWARD THE TRIANGLE. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE BAND OF SHOWERS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS IN THE TRIAD THROUGH ABOUT 09Z. DURING THE MORNING...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...CONDITIONS SHOULD RAPIDLY IMPROVE TO VFR WITH GUSTY WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS TO AROUND 20KT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS WINDS LIGHTEN QUICKLY AND BACK SOUTHWEST. BEYOND THE 06Z VALID TAF PERIOD...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN FOLLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30KT...OR EVEN JUST A LITTLE HIGHER... POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND SUB-VFR CONDITIONS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AVIATION INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THURSDAY. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DJF NEAR TERM...VINCENT SHORT TERM...VINCENT LONG TERM...DJF AVIATION...DJF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:11 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 511 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-120915- 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- 511 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL TRACK RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS ON THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON... TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE TRIANGLE AND COASTAL PLAIN AS A SQUALL LINE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS... PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. VINCENT
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.