Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Raleigh, NC
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.
- 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
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
$$
WSS3 follow-up statements
008
WGUS72 KRAH 280406
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1206 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
NCC123-280415-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY NC-
1206 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3508 7961 3516 7964 3517 7962 3518 7965
3523 7966 3521 7926 3515 7935 3504 7946
$$
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
$$
30995
WGUS72 KRAH 280528
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
128 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
NCC153-280518-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHMOND NC-
128 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING, HOWEVER,
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND NO REPORTS OF FLOODING
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AS A RESULT, THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
RICHMOND COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3506 7946 3507 7951 3507 7957 3508 7958
3512 7957 3515 7957 3516 7955 3516 7943
3514 7940 3510 7941 3507 7943
$$
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
$$
VINCENT730
WGUS72 KRAH 280551
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
151 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
NCC125-280558-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160928T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOORE NC-
151 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM MOORE COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE,
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND, THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT.
LAT...LON 3506 7946 3507 7951 3507 7957 3508 7958
3512 7957 3515 7957 3516 7955 3516 7943
3514 7940 3510 7941 3507 7943
$$
VINCENTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 40 min |
| Sep 27, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore | 84 min |
| Sep 27, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 54 min |
| Sep 27, 9:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 67 min |
| Sep 27, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 45 min |
| Sep 28, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 28 min |
| Sep 28, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 54 min |
| Sep 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 48 min |
| Sep 28, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 59 min |
| Sep 28, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 52 min |
| Sep 28, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 41 min |
| Sep 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 39 min |
| Sep 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 50 min |
| Sep 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 37 min |
| Sep 28, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 40 min |
| Sep 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 62 min |
| Sep 28, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Granville, Wake | 37 min |
| Sep 28, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 34 min |
| Sep 28, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford | 63 min |
| Sep 28, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 38 min |
| Sep 28, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 66 min |
| Sep 28, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 27 min |
| Sep 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 57 min |
| Sep 28, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 62 min |
| Sep 28, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 44 min |
| Sep 28, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 62 min |
| Sep 28, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 57 min |
| Sep 28, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 23 min |
| Sep 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford | 26 min |
| Sep 28, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.