Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Sep 29, 2016, 9:20 AM EDT (13:20 UTC)

Expired

Sep 29, 2016, 12:15 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Wayne County, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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810 
WGUS52 KRAH 291320
FFWRAH
NCC191-291615-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0045.160929T1320Z-160929T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
  
* AT 919 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO
  TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN, WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
  TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GOLDSBORO...MOUNT OLIVE...FREMONT...WALNUT CREEK...PIKEVILLE...
  EUREKA...SEVEN SPRINGS...BROGDEN...MAR-MAC AND NAHUNTA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FLOOD PRONE AREAS...ROSEWOOD
ROAD...NAHUNTA SWAMP...LOW AREAS ON WAYNE MEMEORIAL DRIVE AND
ANTIOCH DRIVE...US-13 AT FALLING CREEK...NEUSE RIVER AT FERRY BRIDGE
ROAD...THE SLOUGH AT ANTIOCH ROAD AND BARTLET ROAD... AND STONEY
CREEK BETWEEN EAST BEECH STREET AND ELM STREET.

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.


&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7793
      3516 7796 3517 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
      3518 7809 3519 7816 3521 7817 3535 7815
      3541 7812 3559 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783
      3538 7780

$$

GIH

588 
WGUS72 KRAH 291507
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1107 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

NCC191-291615-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160929T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WAYNE NC-
1107 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT FOR
WAYNE COUNTY...

AT 1101 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.
NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE ALREADY FLOODED IN AND NEAR GOLDSBORO... WITH
RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GOLDSBORO...MOUNT OLIVE...FREMONT...WALNUT CREEK...PIKEVILLE...
EUREKA...SEVEN SPRINGS...BROGDEN...MAR-MAC AND NAHUNTA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FLOOD PRONE AREAS...ROSEWOOD
ROAD...NAHUNTA SWAMP...LOW AREAS ON WAYNE MEMEORIAL DRIVE AND
ANTIOCH DRIVE...US-13 AT FALLING CREEK...NEUSE RIVER AT FERRY BRIDGE
ROAD...THE SLOUGH AT ANTIOCH ROAD AND BARTLET ROAD... AND STONEY
CREEK BETWEEN EAST BEECH STREET AND ELM STREET.

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.


&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7793
      3516 7796 3517 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
      3518 7809 3519 7816 3521 7817 3535 7815
      3541 7812 3559 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783
      3538 7780

$$

GIH

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