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River Flood Warning 60, NWS Raleigh, NC

November 12, 2020Edgecombe County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Nov 12, 2020, 3:07 PM EST for Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 12, 2020, 9:37 PM EST. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 12, 2020, 3:07 PM EST (20:07 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 12, 2020, 9:37 PM EST
Expired: Nov 21, 2020, 4:46 AM EST
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Edgecombe County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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 Tar River at Tarboro (TARN7). The gauge peaked at 28.51 ft at Nov 15, 2020, 1:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 19 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02083500, 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 Nov 12, 2:40 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 2:40 PM EST, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 6:24 AM EST, 8 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
624 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2020

NCZ011-026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131200-
Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
Cumberland-Sampson-
624 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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.

In addition, isolated thunderstorms will be capable of producing
damaging wind gusts or an isolated tornado through early this
afternoon.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ007>010-021>025-038-039-131200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-
Durham-Davidson-Randolph-
624 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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, Nov 12, 1:20 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
120 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ESE RALEIGH           35.82N 78.63W
11/12/2020                   WAKE               NC   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            GAGE AT CRABTREE CREEK AT OLD WAKE FOREST RD
            IN MINOR FLOODING.

&&

AK

Local storm report, Nov 12, 1:42 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
142 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E SIMS                35.76N 78.00W
11/12/2020                   WILSON             NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING CLOSES I-95 SOUTH OF EXIT 121 IN
            WILSON. TRAFFIC MUST GET OFF AT EXIT 121.

&&

AK

Local storm report, Nov 12, 1:58 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
158 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0116 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNE DUNCAN            35.59N 78.87W
11/12/2020                   WAKE               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
            RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER ACROSS 100FT OF DUNCAN
            COOK ROAD NEAR BUCKHORN DUNCAN ROAD IN SW
            WAKE COUNTY. CREEK HAS JUMPED CULVERT.

&&

NTL

Local storm report, Nov 12, 2:12 PM EST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
212 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0855 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NW FREMONT            35.56N 78.00W
11/12/2020                   WAYNE              NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT NC HIGHWAY
            222 AT HOOKS RD.

&&

AK

Local storm report, Nov 12, 2:22 PM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
222 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0210 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW WILSON             35.76N 77.96W
11/12/2020                   WILSON             NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AT
            SENIOR VILLAGE LANE AND AIRPORT BLVD IN
            WILSON, NC.

&&

AK

Local storm report, Nov 12, 2:43 PM EST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
243 PM EST THU NOV 12 2020

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

0230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW ROLESVILLE        35.93N 78.47W
11/12/2020                   WAKE               NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEARCH FOR MISSING CHILD ONGOING DUE TO
            FLOODING AT 5700 LORD GRANVILLE WAY IN
            ROLESVILLE.

&&

NTL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 11, 7:28 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	88 min
Nov 11, 8:00 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	3 hr
Nov 11, 8:44 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland	3 hr
Nov 11, 9:13 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe	4 days
Nov 11, 10:01 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	4 days
Nov 11, 10:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Davidson, Davie	72 hr
Nov 11, 10:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wayne	3 hr
Nov 11, 10:48 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Sampson, Wayne	5 hr
Nov 11, 10:54 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson	5 hr
Nov 11, 11:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	59 min
Nov 12, 6:23 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	4 hr
Nov 12, 6:43 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wake and 2 more	3 hr
Nov 12, 7:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Wake	74 min
Nov 12, 7:34 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson	3 hr
Nov 12, 8:24 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery and 4 more	8 hr
Nov 12, 8:33 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash and 6 more	8 hr
Nov 12, 9:05 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly	7 hr
Nov 12, 9:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake	62 min
Nov 12, 9:56 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	6 hr
Nov 12, 10:36 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson	6 hr
Nov 12, 10:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	66 min
Nov 12, 11:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland	53 min
Nov 12, 11:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	3 days
Nov 12, 12:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Alamance	42 hr
Nov 12, 12:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Bladen	38 min
Nov 12, 1:08 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Chatham	53 hr
Nov 12, 2:30 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland	5 days
Nov 12, 3:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Wayne	9 days
Nov 12, 3:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	5 hr
Nov 12, 4:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery and 4 more	5 hr
Nov 12, 4:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash and 6 more	5 hr
Nov 12, 4:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson	5 hr
Nov 12, 4:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RAH	Chatham, Lee	65 hr
Nov 12, 6:00 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly	3 hr
Nov 12, 6:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond	41 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.