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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 28, 2020Halifax County, Northampton County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2020, 10:35 AM EDT for Halifax County, Northampton County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 29, 2020, 1:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2020, 10:35 AM EDT (14:35 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2020, 1:08 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 14, 2020, 3:29 AM EDT
In force: 16 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 14:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River near Scotland Neck (SCON7). The gauge peaked at 29.74 ft at Jun 9, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 28 ft
Minor stage: 28 ft
Moderate stage: 31 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02081000, 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 May 28, 3:23 AM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:23 AM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 4:18 AM EDT, 6 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
418 AM EDT Thu May 28 2020

NCZ007-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-290830-
Person-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-Randolph-
Chatham-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
418 AM EDT Thu May 28 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Locally heavy rain will occur with scattered thunderstorms, mainly
this afternoon and early evening. Urban and small stream flooding may
occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

NCZ008>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-290830-
Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-
Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
418 AM EDT Thu May 28 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy rain are
expected today into this evening. Any training of the thunderstorms
with heavy rainfall may produce urban and small stream flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Showers and scattered thunderstorms may again produce locally heavy
rainfall, mainly Friday afternoon and evening. Urban and small
stream flooding may occur.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 6:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 10 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
May 27, 8:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly	3 hr
May 28, 12:29 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Anson, Stanly	20 hr
May 28, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	24 min
May 28, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	29 min
May 28, 2:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	48 min
May 28, 2:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	44 min
May 28, 6:10 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Davidson, Davie	37 hr
May 28, 6:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Vance, Wake	65 min
May 28, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Stanly	71 min
May 28, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland	64 min
May 28, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	52 min
May 28, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and 1 more	49 min
May 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	59 min
May 28, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Sampson	3 hr
May 28, 5:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Sampson	35 min
May 28, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph	61 min
May 28, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson	54 min
May 28, 6:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Sampson	3 hr
May 28, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	56 min
May 28, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Stanly	41 min
May 28, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	33 min

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.