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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 2, 2016Bladen County, Pender County, North Carolina

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 2, 8:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOODAbbottsburg, NC3 FT OF WATER ACROSS TWISTED HICKORY RD. ROAD IS CLOSED.
Sep 2, 8:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOODDublin, NCJAMES PAIT RD NEAR DUBLIN IS FLOODED. EM REPORTS THAT NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS ARE FLOODED IN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
Sep 2, 9:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODPenderlea, NCRACCOON 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 403 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

SRP
2 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

$$

SRP
067 
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

$$

SRP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 12:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender45 hr
Sep 2, 3:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, New Hanover3 hr
Sep 2, 3:40 AM EDTWind AdvisoryILMRobeson22 hr
Sep 2, 8:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM87 min
Sep 2, 9:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM91 min
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMPender7 days
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMRobeson3 days
Sep 2, 10:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender3 hr
Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM66 min
Sep 2, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM53 min
Sep 2, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM43 min
Sep 2, 3:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender6 hr
Sep 2, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM48 min
Sep 2, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick35 min
Sep 2, 6:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus3 hr
Sep 2, 6:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Pender, Robeson3 hr

Nearby

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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.