Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Sep 29, 2016, 8:02 AM EDT (12:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 29, 2016, 9:45 AM EDT

In force

103 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Robeson County, NC

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270 
WGUS52 KILM 291202
FFWILM
NCC155-291345-
/O.NEW.KILM.FF.W.0008.160929T1202Z-160929T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
802 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 945 AM EDT
    
* AT 751 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED MOVEMENT OF
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA. ONE HALF TO POSSIBLY 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
  POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THIS WILL ONLY EXACERBATE
  THE FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
  WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN ROBESON
  COUNTY LINE... WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN SINCE
  EARLY YESTERDAY EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE HIGHEST
  POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  RED SPRINGS...MAXTON...ST. PAULS...WAKULLA...PROSPECT...REX...
  TOLARSVILLE...BUIE...SHANNON...PARKTON...RENNERT AND LUMBER BRIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 74 NEAR MILE MARKER 191...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 192 AND
193...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 194.
 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 38.

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 3495 7903 3489 7893 3486 7893 3481 7889
      3474 7886 3471 7882 3470 7902 3470 7940
      3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919

$$

DCH

470 
WGUS72 KILM 291233
FFSILM

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
833 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

NCC155-291345-
/O.CON.KILM.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160929T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROBESON NC-
833 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT FOR
NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTY...

AT 833 AM EDT...UP TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTY OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL COVERAGE IS
DECREASING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...WATER DRAINAGE AND FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 945 AM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS DRAIN OFF OCCURS
INCLUDE...RED SPRINGS...MAXTON...ST. PAULS...WAKULLA...PROSPECT...
REX...TOLARSVILLE...BUIE...SHANNON...PARKTON...
RENNERT AND LUMBER BRIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS WHERE AREAS OF PONDING OF WATER
IS LIKELY...INTERSTATE 74 NEAR MILE MARKER 191...BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 192 AND 193...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 194.
 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 38.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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!

&&

LAT...LON 3495 7903 3489 7893 3486 7893 3481 7889
      3474 7886 3471 7882 3470 7902 3470 7940
      3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919

$$

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404 
WGUS72 KILM 291344
FFSILM

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
944 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

NCC155-291353-
/O.EXP.KILM.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160929T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROBESON NC-
944 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
945 AM EDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT.

LAT...LON 3495 7903 3489 7893 3486 7893 3481 7889
      3474 7886 3471 7882 3470 7902 3470 7940
      3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919

$$

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