Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Sep 29, 2016, 11:59 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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 29, 2016, 11:59 AM EDT (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Unknown
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Hoke County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 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 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.
039
WGUS52 KRAH 291559
FFWRAH
NCC051-093-292145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0047.160929T1559Z-160929T2145Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1159 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
A DAM FAILURE IN...
EAST CENTRAL HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 1147 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN HOKE COUNTY
REPORT A DAM FAILURE ON A SMALL LAKE THAT DRAINS INTO MCLAUGHLIN
LAKE. THIS ADDITIONAL WATER IS RESULTING IN WATER OVERTOPPING THE
DAM ON MCLAUGHLIN LAKE ADJACENT TO ROCKFISH ROAD. A FAILURE OF
THIS DAM IS POSSIBLE AND WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
DOWNSTREAM ON THE GULLY BRANCH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOCATIONS ON THE GULLY BRANCH FROM ROCKFISH ROAD DOWNSTREAM ACROSS
FAR SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND.
PARTICULAR AREAS AT GREATEST RISK INCLUDE CARRIAGE LANE...
WHITE CHAPEL LANE.... WINDSOR LANE...
SOUTHERN OAKS DRIVE AND PHILLIP CHURCH ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 7908 3500 7909 3500 7906 3497 7905
3496 7900 3495 7902
$$
BLAES4 follow-up statements
053
WGUS72 KRAH 291839
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
239 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
NCC051-093-292145-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160929T2145Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOKE NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
239 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
545 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL HOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN HOKE COUNTY CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE MCLAUGHLIN LAKE DAM ADJACENT TO U.S. ROUTE 301. WATER WAS
OVERTOPPING THE DAM BUT AUTHORITIES REPORT THAT THE DAM IS STILL
HOLDING AND NO IMMINENT SIGNS OF FAILURE ARE PRESENT.
INTERESTS IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES ON THE GULLY BRANCH SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FAILURE OCCURS. PARTICULAR AREAS AT GREATEST
RISK INCLUDE CARRIAGE LANE... WHITE CHAPEL LANE.... WINDSOR LANE...
SOUTHERN OAKS DRIVE AND PHILLIP CHURCH ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
LAT...LON 3495 7908 3500 7909 3500 7906 3497 7905
3496 7900 3495 7902
$$
BLAES024
WGUS52 KRAH 292123
FFWRAH
NCC051-093-302145-
/O.EXT.KRAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160930T2145Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
523 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
A DAM FAILURE IN...
EAST CENTRAL HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT FRIDAY
* AT 520 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN HOKE COUNTY
REPORT A DAM FAILURE CONTINUES ON A SMALL LAKE THAT DRAINS INTO
MCLAUGHLIN LAKE. THIS ADDITIONAL WATER IS RESULTING IN WATER
OVERTOPPING THE DAM ON MCLAUGHLIN LAKE ADJACENT TO ROCKFISH
ROAD...AND WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS A PORTION OF ROCKFISH ROAD.
OVERLAKE ROAD IS ALSO UNDER WATER. A FAILURE OF THIS DAM IS
POSSIBLE AND WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING DOWNSTREAM ON THE
GULLY BRANCH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOCATIONS ON THE GULLY BRANCH FROM ROCKFISH ROAD DOWNSTREAM ACROSS
FAR SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND.
PARTICULAR AREAS AT GREATEST RISK INCLUDE CARRIAGE LANE...
WHITE CHAPEL LANE.... WINDSOR LANE...
SOUTHERN OAKS DRIVE AND PHILLIP CHURCH ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 7908 3500 7909 3500 7906 3497 7905
3496 7900 3495 7902
$$
26/BLAES885
WGUS72 KRAH 301537
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
NCC051-093-302145-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160930T2145Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOKE NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
545 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL HOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES...
DAM SAFETY ENGINEERS REPORT THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE RECEDED AND THE
THREAT OF A DAM FAILURE AT MCLAUGHLIN LAKE HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE...HOWEVER...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
A FAILURE OF THIS DAM WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING DOWNSTREAM ON
THE GULLY BRANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 7908 3500 7909 3500 7906 3497 7905
3496 7900 3495 7902
$$
13264
WGUS72 KRAH 302154
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
554 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
NCC051-093-302203-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160930T2145Z/
/00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOKE NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
554 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE EXPIRED AT 545 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
THREAT OF A DAM FAILURE AT MCLAUGHLIN LAKE HAS DIMINISHED...AND IS
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3495 7908 3500 7909 3500 7906 3497 7905
3496 7900 3495 7902
$$
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, 10:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 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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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.