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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Raleigh, NC

February 7, 2020Halifax County, Northampton County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Feb 7, 2020, 1:53 PM EST for Halifax County, Northampton County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 8, 2020, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2020, 1:53 PM EST (18:53 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 8, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 26, 2020, 7:58 AM EST
In force: 18 days
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Halifax County, NC, Northampton County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids (RRDN7). The gauge peaked at 11.12 ft at Feb 20, 2020, 1:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02080500, 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 warning 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 7, 12:00 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 12:00 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 5:53 AM EST, 8 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
553 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-081200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
553 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:07 AM EST, 5 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
807 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2020

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

0756 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WSW ELROY             35.32N 77.97W
02/07/2020  M59 MPH          WAYNE              NC   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KGSB GOLDSBORO S. J.

&&

DL

Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:33 AM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
833 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2020

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

0654 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 E HOPE MILLS          34.98N 78.88W
02/07/2020  M58 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NC   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KFAY FAYETTEVILLE.

&&

CTM

Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:35 AM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
835 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2020

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

0555 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 ESE COLFAX            36.10N 79.95W
02/07/2020  M54 MPH          GUILFORD           NC   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KGSO GREENSBORO.

&&

CTM

Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:38 AM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
838 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2020

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

0741 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE BONNIE DOONE      35.12N 78.92W
02/07/2020  M51 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NC   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KFBG FORT BRAGG SIMMO.

0722 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE EAST LAURINBURG   34.78N 79.37W
02/07/2020  M51 MPH          SCOTLAND           NC   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KMEB MAXTON.

0702 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N RDU INTERNATIONAL   35.90N 78.78W
02/07/2020  M54 MPH          WAKE               NC   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KRDU RALEIGH DURHAM.

&&

Local storm report, Feb 7, 11:03 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 11:48 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 6, 7:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	28 min
Feb 6, 7:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Franklin	63 hr
Feb 6, 7:09 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Harnett	32 hr
Feb 6, 7:54 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford and 2 more	10 hr
Feb 6, 9:16 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	19 hr
Feb 7, 7:30 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland	4 days
Feb 7, 10:25 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Wayne	8 days
Feb 7, 10:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe	8 days
Feb 7, 1:53 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Halifax, Northampton	20 days
Feb 7, 5:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	3 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2020 Every river flood warning in 2020

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.