Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2016, 4:44 PM EDT for Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jun 27, 2016, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Wilkes County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 4:55 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4 | 3 Wsw Ronda, NC | PERSONNEL AT THE WILKES COUNTY LANDFILL REPORTED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 268 DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. |
| Jun 27, 7:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne North Wilkesboro, NC | PHOTO RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS WATER ACROSS NC 268 NEAR NORTH WILKESBORO. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 27, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wsw Elkin, NC | PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS AT LEAST A FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON NC 268 WITHIN THE TOWN OF RONDA, NC. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED. |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
429
WGUS51 KRNK 272044
FFWRNK
NCC193-272345-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0023.160627T2044Z-160627T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
444 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 442 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A PERSISTENT AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN NEAR ROARING
RIVER WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL NEAR CLINGMAN...RONDA...AND
JUST NORTHEAST OF THE WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTH WILKESBORO...
WILKESBORO...
RONDA...
HAYS...
AND WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 8094 3614 8120 3631 8117 3625 8087
3606 8088
$$
RAB2 follow-up statements
744
WGUS71 KRNK 272207
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
607 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
NCC193-272345-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160627T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKES NC-
607 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY...
AT 605 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE ROARING RIVER AREA...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WILKES COUNTY BETWEEN NORTH WILKESBORO AND
THE YADKIN COUNTY LINE. FLASH FLOODING REMAINS LIKELY WITHIN THE
WARNED AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTH WILKESBORO...
WILKESBORO...
RONDA...
HAYS...
AND WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 8094 3614 8120 3631 8117 3625 8087
3606 8088
$$
RAB315
WGUS71 KRNK 272343
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
743 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
NCC193-272346-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160627T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILKES NC-
743 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
WHILE THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NONETHELESS...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
CONSIDERABLY RAINFALL FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING THE PAST
THREE HOURS. A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR ROARING RIVER SAW RAINFALL IN EXCESS
OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH TWO INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN THE YADKIN COUNTY
LINE AND NORTH WILKESBORO. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY STILL BE NEAR
OR OUT OF BANKFUL FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO.
LAT...LON 3606 8094 3614 8120 3631 8117 3625 8087
3606 8088
$$
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 63 min |
| Jun 27, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Yadkin | 39 min |
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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.