Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2015
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Jan 12, 2015, 4:35 PM EST for Johnston County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 12, 2015, 8:14 PM EST. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2015, 4:35 PM EST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2015, 8:14 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2015, 8:50 AM EST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Johnston County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 at Smithfield (SMFN7). The gauge peaked at 17.51 ft at Jan 13, 2015, 12:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02087570, 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 Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 45 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015
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.