Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 2016, 7:31 PM EDT for Bladen County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
- Sep 2, 2016, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bladen County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Abbottsburg, NC | 3 FT OF WATER ACROSS TWISTED HICKORY RD. ROAD IS CLOSED. |
| Sep 2, 8:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dublin, NC | JAMES PAIT RD NEAR DUBLIN IS FLOODED. EM REPORTS THAT NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS ARE FLOODED IN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Sep 2, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Penderlea, NC | RACCOON RD. CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
070
WGUS52 KILM 022331
FFWILM
NCC017-141-030330-
/O.NEW.KILM.FF.W.0005.160902T2331Z-160903T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
731 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 730 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE SHOWERS ARE
PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS
AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLING WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ELIZABETHTOWN...ROWAN...BLADENBORO...LAGOON...COUNCIL...MONTAGUE...
WHITE OAK...CURRIE...THE BOROUGH...MALPASS CORNER...ABBOTTSBURG...
KELLY...AMMON...WILLARD...POINT CASWELL...RUSKIN...WARDS CORNER...
ELKTON...CARVERS AND ROOKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 7832 3461 7831 3455 7825 3472 7811
3472 7788 3434 7803 3434 7808 3437 7814
3435 7821 3440 7826 3437 7833 3438 7841
3445 7866 3447 7867 3447 7883 3449 7886
3469 7881 3474 7886 3483 7888 3485 7849
$$
SRP2 follow-up statements
667
WGUS72 KILM 030045
FFSILM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
845 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
NCC017-141-030330-
/O.CON.KILM.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLADEN NC-PENDER NC-
845 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
BLADEN AND WESTERN PENDER COUNTIES...
AT 843 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN BLADEN AND PENDER COUNTIES
REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLOODING. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS
EXITING THE AREA THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THE POOLING
OF RUN-OFF INTO LOW-LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE. AS A RESULT...THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1130 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ELIZABETHTOWN...ROWAN...BLADENBORO...LAGOON...COUNCIL...MONTAGUE...
WHITE OAK...CURRIE...THE BOROUGH...MALPASS CORNER...ABBOTTSBURG...
KELLY...AMMON...WILLARD...POINT CASWELL...RUSKIN...WARDS CORNER...
ELKTON...CARVERS AND ROOKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. YOUR VEHICLE
MIGHT STALL OR BECOME SWEPT OFF THE ROADWAY.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
AT 800 - 697 - 3901 WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 7832 3461 7831 3455 7825 3472 7811
3472 7788 3434 7803 3434 7808 3437 7814
3435 7821 3440 7826 3437 7833 3438 7841
3445 7866 3447 7867 3447 7883 3449 7886
3469 7881 3474 7886 3483 7888 3485 7849
$$
SRP067
WGUS72 KILM 030319
FFSILM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1119 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
NCC017-141-030327-
/O.CAN.KILM.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLADEN NC-PENDER NC-
1119 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BLADEN AND WESTERN PENDER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED RESIDUAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE AS RUNOFF POOLS ACROSS LOW-LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH ANY FLOODED AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
OVERNIGHT AS HERMINE EXITS.
LAT...LON 3467 7832 3461 7831 3455 7825 3472 7811
3472 7788 3434 7803 3434 7808 3437 7814
3435 7821 3440 7826 3437 7833 3438 7841
3445 7866 3447 7867 3447 7883 3449 7886
3469 7881 3474 7886 3483 7888 3485 7849
$$
SRPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 12:09 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 45 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 22 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 87 min | |
| Sep 2, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 91 min | |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 7 days |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 3 days |
| Sep 2, 10:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Sep 2, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 53 min | |
| Sep 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 43 min | |
| Sep 2, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 48 min | |
| Sep 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 6:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Pender, Robeson | 3 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.