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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 16, 2016Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2016, 4:20 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports 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: Jul 16, 2016, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 16, 5:30 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 E Tarboro, NC	MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Jul 16, 5:30 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ese Sharpsburg, NC	BRIDGE UNDER WATER ON FLOOD'S STORE ROAD NEAR CHARLIE ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2266 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

856 
WGUS52 KRAH 162020
FFWRAH
NCC065-127-195-162315-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0009.160716T2020Z-160716T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
420 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  EAST CENTRAL NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
  
* AT 419 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 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...
  ROCKY MOUNT...TARBORO...ELM CITY...PRINCEVILLE...SHARPSBURG...
  PINETOPS...SPEED...TAR RIVER RESERVOIR AND KINGSBORO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

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...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 7735 3580 7753 3577 7783 3588 7793
      3602 7744 3600 7743 3600 7741 3599 7741
      3590 7734

$$

77

2 follow-up statements

688 
WGUS72 KRAH 162142
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

NCC065-127-195-162315-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160716T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILSON NC-NASH NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WILSON...EAST CENTRAL NASH AND CENTRAL EDGECOMBE
COUNTIES...

AT 539 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT...TARBORO...ELM CITY...PRINCEVILLE...SHARPSBURG...
PINETOPS...SPEED...TAR RIVER RESERVOIR AND KINGSBORO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLASH FLOODING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 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...DONT DROWN.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3586 7735 3580 7753 3577 7783 3588 7793
      3602 7744 3600 7743 3600 7741 3599 7741
      3590 7734

$$

77

986 
WGUS72 KRAH 162211
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
611 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

NCC065-127-195-162315-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160716T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILSON NC-NASH NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
611 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WILSON...EAST CENTRAL NASH AND CENTRAL EDGECOMBE
COUNTIES...

AT 605 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL EDGECOMBE COUNTY, WITH MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER AND A BRIDGE UNDER WATER ON FLOOD'S STORE ROAD
NEAR CHARLIE ROAD. UP TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT...TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE...SHARPSBURG...PINETOPS...
SPEED...TAR RIVER RESERVOIR AND KINGSBORO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLASH FLOODING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROADS AND LOW LYING
AREAS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO THREATEN SOME HOMES
AND BUSINESSES. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING OR LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3586 7735 3580 7753 3577 7783 3588 7793
      3602 7744 3600 7743 3600 7741 3599 7741
      3590 7734

$$

77

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 1:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Forsyth	115 min
Jul 16, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	49 min
Jul 16, 4:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Edgecombe	3 hr
Jul 16, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston	51 min
Jul 16, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	42 min
Jul 16, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	57 min
Jul 16, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	57 min
Jul 16, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	38 min
Jul 16, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	55 min
Jul 16, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Stanly	79 min
Jul 16, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	30 min
Jul 16, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Guilford	42 min
Jul 16, 6:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Guilford	3 hr
Jul 16, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	53 min
Jul 16, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	65 min
Jul 16, 6:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Guilford	3 hr
Jul 16, 6:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	6 hr
Jul 16, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	62 min
Jul 16, 7:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Wake	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	60 min
Jul 16, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren	65 min

Nearby

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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.