Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Oct 8, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Robeson County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 11:07 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Runnymeade, NC | WATER RUNNING ACROSS BUSINESS US-701 AND US-74 NEAR WHITEVILLE. |
| Oct 8, 11:18 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Watha, NC | WATHA ROAD BECOMING IMPASSABLE. |
| Oct 8, 11:35 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pembroke, NC | FLOODING THROUGHOUT PEMBROKE WITH FLOOD WATERS ENTERING SOME HOMES. SEVERAL ROADS NEAR PEMBROKE UNDER WATER. |
| Oct 8, 11:43 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Southridge Mobile H, NC | RIVER ROAD BECOMING IMPASSABLE. |
| Oct 8, 1:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ne Clarkton, NC | *** 2 FATAL *** VEHICLE SWEPT AWAY IN ROAD WASH OUT ON ROSINDALE RD NEAR CLARKTON. TWO OF THREE PEOPLE IN VEHICLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT. |
| Oct 8, 1:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 12.62 | Wm O Huske Ld, NC | RECORDED AT GOES SITE DRTN7. |
| Oct 8, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wilmington, NC | REPORT OF FLOODED ROADWAY AT CAROLINA BEACH RD NEAR BURNETT BLVD AND GREEN LAKE AMPHITHEATRE. |
| Oct 8, 3:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 14.74 | Wm O Huske Ld, NC | RECORDED AT GOES SITE DRTN7. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 435 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
809
WGUS52 KILM 081400
FFWILM
NCC017-019-047-129-141-155-082000-
/O.NEW.KILM.FF.W.0013.161008T1400Z-161008T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1000 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT SATURDAY
* AT 958 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN NEAR THE COAST...
WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS COLUMBUS AND ROBESON COUNTIES. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND WORSEN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WILMINGTON...LUMBERTON...LELAND...OAK ISLAND...CAROLINA BEACH...
WHITEVILLE...BURGAW...SHALLOTTE...ELIZABETHTOWN...SUNSET BEACH...
RED SPRINGS...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...KURE BEACH...SURF CITY...HOLDEN
BEACH...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...CASWELL BEACH...BALD HEAD ISLAND...SNOWS
CUT AND OCEAN CREST PIER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 388 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 214.
INTERSTATE 140 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
1 AND 38.
US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 365 AND 434.
US ROUTE 17 IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE: TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3432 7769 3417 7783 3384 7796 3389 7803
3391 7814 3390 7837 3385 7854 3463 7946
3477 7933 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903
3490 7894 3484 7890 3486 7850 3455 7825
3472 7811 3472 7768 3448 7758 3444 7752
$$
JDW3 follow-up statements
334
WGUS72 KILM 081514
FFSILM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1114 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
NCC017-019-047-129-141-155-082000-
/O.CON.KILM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161008T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW HANOVER NC-BLADEN NC-COLUMBUS NC-BRUNSWICK NC-PENDER NC-
ROBESON NC-
1114 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NEW
HANOVER...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...BRUNSWICK...PENDER AND ROBESON
COUNTIES...
AT 1110 AM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. MANY REPORTS OF 5 TO AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND
MANY ROADS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL WORSEN ONGOING FLASH FLOODING.
ALL CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO SEE FLASH FLOODING.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 388 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 214.
INTERSTATE 140 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
1 AND 38.
US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 365 AND 434.
US ROUTE 17 IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE: TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3432 7769 3417 7783 3384 7796 3389 7803
3391 7814 3390 7837 3385 7854 3463 7946
3477 7933 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903
3490 7894 3484 7890 3486 7850 3455 7825
3472 7811 3472 7768 3448 7758 3444 7752
$$
JDW277
WGUS72 KILM 081648
FFSILM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1248 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
NCC017-019-047-129-141-155-082000-
/O.CON.KILM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161008T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW HANOVER NC-BLADEN NC-COLUMBUS NC-BRUNSWICK NC-PENDER NC-
ROBESON NC-
1248 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NEW
HANOVER...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...BRUNSWICK...PENDER AND ROBESON
COUNTIES...
AT 1245 PM EDT...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNED AREA. WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
TODAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 12 INCHES. MANY ROADS
ARE CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS ROBESON...BLADEN...AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE...ONLY WORSENING THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
ALL LOCATIONS WITHIN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
EXPERIENCE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING TODAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 388 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 214.
INTERSTATE 140 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
1 AND 38.
US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 365 AND 434.
US ROUTE 17 IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE: TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3432 7769 3417 7783 3384 7796 3389 7803
3391 7814 3390 7837 3385 7854 3463 7946
3477 7933 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903
3490 7894 3484 7890 3486 7850 3455 7825
3472 7811 3472 7768 3448 7758 3444 7752
$$
JDW610
WGUS72 KILM 081818
FFSILM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
218 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
NCC017-019-047-129-141-155-082000-
/O.CON.KILM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161008T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW HANOVER NC-BLADEN NC-COLUMBUS NC-BRUNSWICK NC-PENDER NC-
ROBESON NC-
218 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NEW
HANOVER...BLADEN...COLUMBUS...BRUNSWICK...PENDER AND ROBESON
COUNTIES...
AT 215 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO
FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF WIDESPREAD
8 TO 12 INCHES HAS FALLEN...WITH UP TO 15 INCHES ACROSS BRUNSWICK
COUNTY. THIS RAIN IS EXPANDING ACROSS THE AREA...AND RAINFALL RATES
CONTINUE AT 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR
POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING...AND MANY ROADS
ARE CLOSED...WASHED OUT...OR IMPASSABLE. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...CAUSING MORE LIFE THREATENING FLASH
FLOODING.
ALL OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE IMPACTED BY FLASH FLOODING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 388 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 214.
INTERSTATE 140 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
1 AND 38.
US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 365 AND 434.
US ROUTE 17 IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE
THE SMART CHOICE: TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3432 7769 3417 7783 3384 7796 3389 7803
3391 7814 3390 7837 3385 7854 3463 7946
3477 7933 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903
3490 7894 3484 7890 3486 7850 3455 7825
3472 7811 3472 7768 3448 7758 3444 7752
$$
JDWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:42 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 12 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Columbus, Robeson | 8 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus | 10 min |
| Oct 8, 6:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 19 min |
| Oct 8, 6:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender | 11 min |
| Oct 8, 7:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 8:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Pender | 12 min |
| Oct 8, 8:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, Robeson | 54 min |
| Oct 8, 9:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 8 days |
| Oct 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:10 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.