Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2020
River Flood Warning 88, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Dec 17, 2020, 9:46 AM EST for Bladen County, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 18, 2020, 10:25 AM EST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2020, 9:46 AM EST (14:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2020, 10:25 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2020, 10:26 PM EST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bladen County, NC, Cumberland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Cape Fear River at W.O. Huske Lock (STPN7). The gauge peaked at 9.65 ft at Dec 18, 2020, 5:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 41 ft
- Minor stage
- 42 ft
- Moderate stage
- 55 ft
- Major stage
- 65 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02105500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 4:18 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 9 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 33 days |
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.