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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 117 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 7, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cumberland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Vander, NC | FLOODING REPORTED ALONG JOHN B CARTER ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
826 WGUS52 KRAH 072118 FFWRAH NCC051-072315- /O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0024.160807T2118Z-160807T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 518 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 518 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... FAYETTEVILLE...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...BONNIE DOONE AND VANDER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. && LAT...LON 3500 7897 3511 7898 3508 7868 3496 7868 $$ WSS
3 follow-up statements
518 WGUS72 KRAH 072141 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 541 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 NCC051-072315- /O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160807T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND NC- 541 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY... AT 537 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. A STORM SPOTTER ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF FAYETTEVILLE MEASURED JUST UNDER OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES BETWEEN 5 AND 530 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3500 7897 3511 7898 3508 7868 3496 7868 $$ WSS
175 WGUS72 KRAH 072212 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 612 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 NCC051-072315- /O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160807T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND NC- 612 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY... AT 608 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER FAYETTEVILLE, BUT WERE STILL OCCURRING NEAR VANDER AND STEDMAN. BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF VANDER AND STEDMAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. WATER LEVELS IN CROSS CREEK AND BLOUNTS CREEK HAVE LIKELY RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 530 PM. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3500 7897 3511 7898 3508 7868 3496 7868 $$ WSS
717 WGUS72 KRAH 072254 FFSRAH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 654 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 NCC051-072304- /O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160807T2315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND NC- 654 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THUS, FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3500 7897 3511 7898 3508 7868 3496 7868 $$ WSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Person | 75 min |
| Aug 7, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 2:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 12:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Stanly | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Wake | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Moore | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson | 115 min |
| Aug 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Richmond, Scotland | 79 min |
| Aug 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Hoke | 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.