Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Watches in 2017
River Flood Watch 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood watch at Aug 28, 2017, 10:48 AM EDT for Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 31, 2017, 4:24 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2017, 10:48 AM EDT (14:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2017, 4:24 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2017, 11:48 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Flood severity
- None
County Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:49 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 river
Written for the forecast point N.E. Cape Fear River near Burgaw (BGWN7). The gauge peaked at 5.11 ft at Aug 27, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02108566, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood watch went out at Aug 28, 10:39 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 10:39 AM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 3:22 AM EDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 322 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-290730- Robeson-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- 322 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Heavy rain possible tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Heavy rain possible early Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ096-099-290730- Bladen-Columbus- 322 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-290730- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 322 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-290730- Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Inland Horry-Coastal Horry- Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- 322 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 3:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 24 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 25 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.