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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 8, 2019Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 8, 2019, 8:57 AM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2019, 8:57 AM EDT (12:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2019, 11:18 AM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Wayne County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:59 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 189 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 343 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
343 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jun 8, 7:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 7:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 5:05 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
505 AM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

NCZ021-022-038-039-090915-
Forsyth-Guilford-Davidson-Randolph-
505 AM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central 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...Sunday through Friday.

A slow-moving upper level system interacting with a stationary
frontal zone across the region will bring wet and unsettled weather
through early next week. The potential for multiple days of moderate
to heavy rainfall will result in an increased threat for flash
flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ009>011-026>028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-090915-
Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-
Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
505 AM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Locally heavy rain and thunderstorms may lead to
some minor flooding of low-lying or poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A slow-moving upper level system interacting with a stationary
frontal zone across the region will bring wet and unsettled weather
through early next week. The potential for multiple days of moderate
to heavy rainfall will result in an increased threat for flash
flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ007-008-023>025-040-041-073>076-083-084-090915-
Person-Granville-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
505 AM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms may lead to some flashing
flooding, particularly in urban or poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A slow-moving upper level system interacting with a stationary
frontal zone across the region will bring wet and unsettled weather
through early next week. The potential for multiple days of moderate
to heavy rainfall will result in an increased threat for flash
flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:14 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
814 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ENE GREENSBORO        36.10N 79.78W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   OTHER FEDERAL

            NORTH BUFFALO CREEK AT CHURCH STREET
            EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 14 FT AT 1:15
            AM.

0105 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE GREENSBORO        36.09N 79.79W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            LATHAM ROAD CLOSED IN TWO SECTIONS DUE TO
            FLOODING; BETWEEN W. WENDOVER AVE. AND
            NORTHWOOD STREET, AND BETWEEN NOTTINGHAM
            ROAD AND WOODLAND DRIVE.

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E GREENSBORO          36.08N 79.81W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   OTHER FEDERAL

            NORTH BUFFALO CREEK AT WESTOVER TERRACE
            EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FT PER GAGE
            READING.

1215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE JAMESTOWN         35.97N 79.92W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            VEHICLE STALLED IN FLOOD WATERS.

1210 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW ARCHDALE           35.94N 79.99W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            4 TO 5 VEHICLES SWEPT OFF THE ROAD.
            ADDITIONALLY, WATER RESCUES OCURING
            SOUTH-SIDE OF HIGH POINT.

1200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N ARCHDALE            35.93N 79.96W
06/08/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY.

1120 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE ARCHDALE           35.87N 79.93W
06/07/2019                   RANDOLPH           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OLD GLENOLA RD BETWEEN TOBACCO RD AND
            ARCHDALE RD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED DUE TO THE
            ROAD BEING UNDER WATER.

1104 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SSE GREENSBORO        36.03N 79.80W
06/07/2019                   GUILFORD           NC   OTHER FEDERAL

            RYAN CREEK AT US-220 IN GREENSBORO HAS
            EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 9:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchRAHAnson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more45 hr
Jun 7, 10:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph3 hr
Jun 7, 10:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph4 hr
Jun 8, 2:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph89 min
Jun 8, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph3 hr
Jun 8, 7:17 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHDavidson6 hr
Jun 8, 8:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake2 hr
Jun 8, 10:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHGuilford3 hr
Jun 8, 10:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Vance, Wake, Warren113 min
Jun 8, 11:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHFranklin, Wake4 hr
Jun 8, 1:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHForsyth3 hr
Jun 8, 2:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHWake98 min
Jun 8, 2:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Hoke, Moore3 hr
Jun 8, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore52 min
Jun 8, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson60 min
Jun 8, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland58 min
Jun 8, 5:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHCumberland75 min
Jun 8, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee61 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in North Carolina, 2019Every areal flood advisory in 2019

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.