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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

January 8, 2021Jones County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this river flood warning at Jan 8, 2021, 2:41 PM EST for Jones County, North Carolina. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2021, 2:41 PM EST (19:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2021, 9:12 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Jones County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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 Trent River at Pollocksville (PLLN7). The gauge peaked at 4.19 ft at Jan 8, 2021, 4:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate246801/0801/0901/10
Action stage
3.5 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
7 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02092554, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

701 
WGUS42 KMHX 081941
FLWMHX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
241 PM EST Fri Jan 8 2021

...The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has 
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  Trent River At Pollocksville affecting Jones County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at water.weather.gov/ahps.


NCC103-091045-
/O.NEW.KMHX.FL.W.0006.210108T1941Z-000000T0000Z/
/PLLN7.1.ER.210108T1900Z.210108T1915Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
241 PM EST Fri Jan 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Trent River At Pollocksville.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 2:15 PM EST Friday the stage was 4.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending 
  at 2:15 PM EST Friday was 4.1 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 4.0 feet, Water threatens a few homes in Hugh's 
  Plantation Farms and Trent Acres, on the north side of the river.


&&

LAT...LON 3503 7728 3503 7722 3507 7717 3504 7715
      3499 7719 3500 7729

$$

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1 follow-up statement
162 
WGUS82 KMHX 090212
FLSMHX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
912 PM EST Fri Jan 8 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in North 
Carolina...

  Trent River At Pollocksville affecting Jones County.

NCC103-090315-
/O.CAN.KMHX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210109T0212Z/
/PLLN7.1.ER.210108T1900Z.210108T2100Z.210108T2320Z.NO/
912 PM EST Fri Jan 8 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Trent River At Pollocksville has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Trent River At Pollocksville.
* At 8:15 PM EST Friday the stage was 3.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3503 7728 3503 7722 3507 7717 3504 7715
      3499 7719 3500 7729

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 2:50 AM ESTGale WarningMHX27 hr
Jan 8, 3:46 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHXCarteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico27 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.