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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Raleigh, NC

September 27, 2016Montgomery County, Moore County, Richmond County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 27, 2016, 10:44 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Moore County, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2016, 10:44 PM EDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2016, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1579 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1579 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

986 
WGUS52 KRAH 280244
FFWRAH
NCC123-125-153-280545-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0035.160928T0244Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1044 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT
  
* AT 1042 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN
  TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN NEAR EAGLE
  SPRINGS AND SEVEN LAKES. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN...WHISPERING PINES...
  PINEBLUFF...FOXFIRE...CANDOR...TAYLORTOWN...VASS AND CAMERON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE
MIDNIGHT IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3515 7986 3532 7975 3534 7926 3521 7926
      3515 7935 3504 7946

$$

WSS
3 follow-up statements
008 
WGUS72 KRAH 280406
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1206 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

NCC123-280415-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY NC-
1206 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3508 7961 3516 7964 3517 7962 3518 7965
      3523 7966 3521 7926 3515 7935 3504 7946

$$

NCC125-153-280545-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-
1206 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MOORE AND NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES...

AT 1205 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN...PINEBLUFF...FOXFIRE...
TAYLORTOWN AND SANDHILLS GAME LAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MANY
ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3508 7961 3516 7964 3517 7962 3518 7965
      3523 7966 3521 7926 3515 7935 3504 7946

$$

30
995 
WGUS72 KRAH 280528
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
128 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

NCC153-280518-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHMOND NC-
128 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING, HOWEVER,
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND NO REPORTS OF FLOODING
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AS A RESULT, THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
RICHMOND COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3506 7946 3507 7951 3507 7957 3508 7958
      3512 7957 3515 7957 3516 7955 3516 7943
      3514 7940 3510 7941 3507 7943

$$

NCC125-280545-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOORE NC-
128 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE COUNTY...

AS OF 125 AM EDT, THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN
SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY. SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE SLOW TO
RECEDE, PARTICULARLY FROM PINEBLUFF AND ABERDEEN WEST TO NEAR
FOXFIRE WHERE AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 10 PM
AND MIDNIGHT. 

HOWEVER, WITH NO FLOODING REPORTED THUS FAR AND NO IMMINENT THREAT
OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN, THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3506 7946 3507 7951 3507 7957 3508 7958
      3512 7957 3515 7957 3516 7955 3516 7943
      3514 7940 3510 7941 3507 7943

$$

VINCENT
730 
WGUS72 KRAH 280551
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
151 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

NCC125-280558-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOORE NC-
151 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM MOORE COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE,
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND, THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 3506 7946 3507 7951 3507 7957 3508 7958
      3512 7957 3515 7957 3516 7955 3516 7943
      3514 7940 3510 7941 3507 7943

$$

VINCENT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery49 min
Sep 27, 8:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery, Moore, Randolph40 min
Sep 27, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore84 min
Sep 27, 9:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Orange, Person54 min
Sep 27, 9:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHMontgomery, Moore3 hr
Sep 27, 9:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance67 min
Sep 27, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke45 min
Sep 28, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke28 min
Sep 28, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke54 min
Sep 28, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett48 min
Sep 28, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth59 min
Sep 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Nash, Wilson52 min
Sep 28, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth, Guilford41 min
Sep 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett39 min
Sep 28, 3:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Harnett2 hr
Sep 28, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford3 hr
Sep 28, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson50 min
Sep 28, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth, Guilford37 min
Sep 28, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHNash, Wilson40 min
Sep 28, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham62 min
Sep 28, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Granville, Wake37 min
Sep 28, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHVance, Warren34 min
Sep 28, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGuilford63 min
Sep 28, 5:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore3 hr
Sep 28, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett33 min
Sep 28, 5:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHGuilford3 hr
Sep 28, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford42 min
Sep 28, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHPerson38 min
Sep 28, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance66 min
Sep 28, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Vance27 min
Sep 28, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham57 min
Sep 28, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford33 min
Sep 28, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Person62 min
Sep 28, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Orange44 min
Sep 28, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance62 min
Sep 28, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly57 min
Sep 28, 7:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland3 hr
Sep 28, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly23 min
Sep 28, 7:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Orange3 hr
Sep 28, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Guilford26 min
Sep 28, 7:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore10 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.