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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2016, 5:43 PM EDT for Surry County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Aug 3, 2016, 5:43 PM EDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2016, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Surry County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:38 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ararat, NC | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF ARARAT RESULTING IN NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND TREE DAMAGE. FLOODING IS STILL ONGOING WITH LITTLE TO NO SPECIFIC DETAILS ON SEVERITY AND LOCALITY. |
| Aug 3, 8:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Ararat, NC | TRAINING SHOWERS AND STORMS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOOTIN HOLLER TRAIL AND RADAR ROAD AS A PRIVATE POND OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS. |
| Aug 3, 8:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Pilot Mountain, NC | TRAINING SHOWERS AND STORMS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING THAT CAUSED THE ARARAT RIVER TO TOP ITS BANKS FLOODING PORTIONS OF RADAR ROAD. |
| Aug 3, 8:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Pilot Mountain, NC | SURRY COUNTY, NC. EM REPORTS TWO SWIFT WATER RESCUES CONDUCTED ALONG RADAR ROAD AFTER VEHICLES WERE SWEPT INTO THE ARARAT RIVER. NO HUMAN INJURIES REPORTED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ROAD DID OCCUR DUE TO THE FLASH FLOODING. |
| Aug 3, 9:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Mount Airy, NC | PERSISTENT HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF SURRY COUNTY RESULTED IN SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS INUNDATING ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES ARARAT RIVER, STEWARTS CREEK, AND LOVILLS CREEK. FLOODING IS STILL ONGOING IN MOST |
| Aug 3, 9:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Pilot Mountain, NC | REPETITIVE HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVER THE CITY OF ARARAT RESULTED IN ONGOING FLASH FLOODING WHICH INUNDATED PORTIONS OF CITY PARK. |
| Aug 3, 10:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Pilot Mountain, NC | PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTED IN PILOT CREEK OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS ACROSS JIM MCKINNEY ROAD. OBSERVER MEASURED 8 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD BEFORE HIS GAUGE OVERFLOWED. ESTIMATES 10+ INCHES AND CONTINUING. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nw Pilot Mountain, NC | EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM TRAINING DOWNPOURS CAUSED FLASH WATER TO OVERFLOW SMALL STREAMS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES ALONG OLD 52 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ARMSTRONG ROAD. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
905 WGUS51 KRNK 032143 FFWRNK NCC171-040345- /O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0032.160803T2143Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 543 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN SURRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1145 PM EDT WEDNESDAY * AT 541 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK... PILOT MOUNTAIN... TOAST... AND PINE RIDGE. 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 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ JH
5 follow-up statements
550 WGUS71 KRNK 032252 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 652 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 NCC171-040345- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY NC- 652 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EASTERN SURRY COUNTY... AT 646 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE NOON. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK... PILOT MOUNTAIN... TOAST... AND PINE RIDGE. FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ARARAT RIVER FROM MOUNT AIRY THROUGH ARARAT. STREAMS AND CREEKS FEEDING INTO THE ARARAT RIVER WILL ALSO FLOOD INCLUDING BULL CREEK AND TOMS CREEK NEAR ARARAT AND STEWART CREEK NEAR WHITE PLAINS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE DURING FLOODING. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING... INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && LAT...LON 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ AS
496 WGUS71 KRNK 032356 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 756 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 NCC171-040345- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY NC- 756 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EASTERN SURRY COUNTY... AT 748 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE NOON. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ARARAT... MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK... PILOT MOUNTAIN... TOAST... AND PINE RIDGE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY SURRY COUNTY OFFICIALS IN ARARAT. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ARARAT RIVER FROM MOUNT AIRY...THROUGH ARARAT...TO SILOAM. THE RIVER GAUGE ON THE ARARAT RIVER AT ARARAT HAS EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE AND WAS RISING QUICKLY. STREAMS AND CREEKS FEEDING INTO THE ARARAT RIVER WILL ALSO FLOOD...INCLUDING BULL CREEK AND TOMS CREEK NEAR ARARAT...AND STEWART CREEK NEAR WHITE PLAINS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ AS
507 WGUS71 KRNK 040134 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 934 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 NCC171-040345- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY NC- 934 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EASTERN SURRY COUNTY... AT 923 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN ARARAT. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE 2PM. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ARARAT... MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK... PILOT MOUNTAIN... TOAST... AND PINE RIDGE. COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ALONG STEWART CREEK...LOVILLS CREEK AND THE ARARAT RIVER. AVOID RADAR ROAD IN ARARAT. IT IS FLOODED AND DAMAGED. THE RIVER STAGE AT ARARAT WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND THE RIVER WAS STEADILY RISING. FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ON STREAMS FLOWING INTO THE ARARAT RIVER...INCLUDING TOMS CREEK AND HEATHERLY CREEK BETWEEN ARARAT AND PILOT MOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING A ROAD. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING... INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && LAT...LON 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ AS
917 WGUS71 KRNK 040249 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1049 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 NCC171-040345- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY NC- 1049 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EASTERN SURRY COUNTY... AT 1038 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN IN ARARAT. FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE 3PM. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK... PILOT MOUNTAIN... TOAST... AND PINE RIDGE. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE ARARAT RIVER. THE ARARAT RIVER ARARAT WAS AT 20.4 FEET WHICH IS MODERATE FLOODING. THE RIVER WAS STILL RISING AND WILL EXCEED MAJOR FLOODING OVERNIGHT. THIS IS THE HIGHEST THE WATER HAS RISEN SINCE 1980. TRIBUTARIES FLOWING INTO THE ARARAT RIVER WILL ALSO BE FLOODING WELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THIS INCLUDES TOMS CREEK, STEWARTS CREEK...AND LOVILLS CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER THAT COVERS THE ROAD. 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 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ AS
437 WGUS71 KRNK 040344 FFSRNK FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1144 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 NCC171-040353- /O.EXP.KRNK.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160804T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY NC- 1144 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN SURRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EDT... RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING... INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. LAT...LON 3631 8066 3656 8075 3655 8044 3626 8045 $$ AS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Caswell | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Surry | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Stokes | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Surry | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wilkes | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Surry | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Surry | 4 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.