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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 7, 2021Randolph County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2021, 8:05 AM EDT for Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2021, 8:05 AM EDT (12:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 10:48 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Randolph County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:04 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 nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 43 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

461 
WGUS52 KRAH 071205
FFWRAH
NCC151-071500-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0014.210807T1205Z-210807T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
805 AM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Randolph County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1100 AM EDT.

* At 805 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated repeating showers and 
  occasional thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned 
  area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  High Point, Asheboro, Randleman, North Carolina Zoo, Seagrove, 
  Archdale, Liberty, Ramseur, Franklinville, Staley, Ulah, Randleman 
  Regional Reservior Marina and Martha.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3568 8006 3582 8002 3592 7997 3590 7954
      3573 7955 3553 7976 3551 7988 3551 8007

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
621 
WGUS72 KRAH 071448
FFSRAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1048 AM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

NCC151-071458-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210807T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Randolph NC-
1048 AM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3568 8006 3582 8002 3592 7997 3590 7954
      3573 7955 3553 7976 3551 7988 3551 8007

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Guilford, Randolph53 min
Aug 7, 6:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne, Wilson52 min
Aug 7, 8:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph112 min
Aug 7, 9:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHGuilford81 min
Aug 7, 10:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDurham, Granville, Orange, Wake61 min
Aug 7, 11:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Vance, Warren64 min
Aug 7, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax, Nash57 min
Aug 7, 6:21 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHSampson, Wayne2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.