Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 29, 2016, 10:40 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Harnett County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 hr. 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
- Sep 29, 2016, 10:40 AM EDT (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Unknown
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 11:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Spring Lake, NC | LARGE BREACH IN THE LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE DAM NEAR CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK. WATER SURGING INTO JUMPING RUN CREEK. |
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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
694
WGUS52 KRAH 291440
FFWRAH
NCC051-085-292030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0046.160929T1440Z-160929T2030Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1040 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
A DAM BREAK IN...
SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 1033 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGERS REPORT THAT THE LONG VALLEY
FARM LAKE DAM NEAR THE CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK MAY FAIL
IMMINENTLY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHERN HARNETT
COUNTY NEAR JUMPING RUN CREEK AND THE LITTLE RIVER EAST OF ROUTE
210. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF SPRING LAKE AND LINDEN.
LOCATIONS ON AND ADJACENT TO EAST MANCHESER ROAD...LONG VALLEY
ROAD...COLLINGWOOD DRIVE...ROUTE 210 OR LILLINGTON HIGHWAY NEAR
MCCORMICK BRIDGE ROAD ARE ESPECIALLY THREATENED WITH A RAPID RISE
OR SURGE OF FLOOD WATERS IF THE DAM FAIL..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
BLAES5 follow-up statements
357
WGUS72 KRAH 291555
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1155 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
NCC051-085-292030-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160929T2030Z/
/00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
1155 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 1148 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A LARGE BREECH IN THE
LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE DAM NEAR CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK. HOMES HAVE
BEEN EVACUATED ALONG JUMPING RUN CREEK AND THE LITTLE RIVER
DOWNSTREAM TO ROUTE 210. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF SPRING
LAKE AND LIDEN.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPRING LAKE AND LINDEN. ALSO, LOCATIONS ON AND ADJACENT TO EAST
MANCHESTER ROAD...LONG VALLEY ROAD...COLLINGWOOD DRIVE...
ROUTE 210 OR LILLINGTON HIGHWAY NEAR MCCORMICK BRIDGE ROAD MAY BE
THREATENED WITH A RAPID RISE OR SURGE OF WATER IF THE DAM FAILS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LIVING DOWNSTREAM FROM THE DAM SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
10426
WGUS72 KRAH 291652
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1252 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
NCC051-085-292030-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160929T2030Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
1252 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
430 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE DAM
AT CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK HAS A PARTIAL BREACH AND APPEARS A FULL
BREACH IS IMMINENT.
LOCATIONS AT GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WOULD BE ALONG JUMPING
CREEK FROM THE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO LILLINGTON HIGHWAY...ROUTE 210.
LOCATIONS NEAR COLLINGWOOD DRIVE...ROUTE 210 NEAR MCCORMICK BRIDGE
ROAD AND SHADY GROVE ROAD ARE ESPECIALLY THREATENED WITH A RAPID
RISE OR SURGE OF FLOOD WATERS IF A FULL BREACH OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
BLAES926
WGUS52 KRAH 292013
FFWRAH
NCC051-085-302030-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160930T2030Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
413 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
A DAM FAILURE IN...
SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT FRIDAY
* AT 400 PM EDT...AUTHORITIES REPORT THAT THE PARTIAL DAM BREACH ON
THE LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE DAM AT CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK
CONTINUES. ENGINEERS REPORT THAT THE THREAT OF A LARGER BREACH
REMAINS UNTIL THE LAKE LEVEL FALLS BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE BREACH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EXTREME SOUTHERN HARNETT COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY ALONG AND NEAR THE JUMPING CREEK FROM CARVERS CREEK STATE
PARK TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE LITTLE RIVER.
LOCATIONS AT GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ALONG JUMPING CREEK
FROM THE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO LILLINGTON HIGHWAY...ROUTE 210.
LOCATIONS NEAR COLLINGWOOD DRIVE...ROUTE 210 NEAR MCCORMICK BRIDGE
ROAD AND SHADY GROVE ROAD ARE ESPECIALLY THREATENED WITH A RAPID
RISE OR SURGE OF FLOOD WATERS IF A FULL BREACH OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
BLAES754
WGUS72 KRAH 301507
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1107 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
NCC051-085-302030-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160930T2030Z/
/00000.1.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
1107 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM BREAK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430
PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES...
AT 1000 AM EDT PARK SERVICE AND DAM SAFETY ENGINEERS REPORT THAT THE
WATER LEVEL FELL...EASING PRESSURE ON THE LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE DAM
IN CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK OVERNIGHT. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ALLOWED
EVACUATED RESIDENTS TO RETURN HOME.
ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF DAM FAILURE HAS DIMINISHED, THE
WARNING WILL BE MAINTAINED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE THREAT OF
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS AT GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ALONG JUMPING CREEK
FROM THE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO LILLINGTON HIGHWAY...ROUTE 210.
LOCATIONS NEAR COLLINGWOOD DRIVE...ROUTE 210 NEAR MCCORMICK BRIDGE
ROAD AND SHADY GROVE ROAD ARE ESPECIALLY THREATENED WITH A RAPID
RISE OR SURGE OF FLOOD WATERS IF A FULL BREACH OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
13936
WGUS72 KRAH 302031
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
431 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
NCC051-085-302038-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160930T2030Z/
/00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
431 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM
EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARNETT AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
THE THREAT FROM FLASH FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH LONG VALLEY FARM LAKE
DAM IN CARVERS CREEK STATE PARK IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3526 7893 3529 7873 3523 7872 3520 7885
3517 7904 3522 7905
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 58 min |
| Sep 28, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 65 min |
| Sep 28, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Randolph | 59 min |
| Sep 28, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 60 min |
| Sep 28, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore | 48 min |
| Sep 28, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Granville, Wake | 46 min |
| Sep 29, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 4 days |
| Sep 29, 1:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 21 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 30 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 24 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.