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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 11, 20214 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 8:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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
Jun 11, 2021, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Nash County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1147 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, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
1147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

415 
WGUS52 KRAH 120040
FFWRAH
NCC065-069-083-127-120345-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0006.210612T0040Z-210612T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
840 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Edgecombe County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Franklin County in central North Carolina...
  Southern Halifax County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Nash County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 840 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Scotland Neck, Enfield, Whitakers, Castalia, Centerville, 
  Glenview, Medoc Mountain State Park, Tillery and Aventon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7816 3621 7810 3621 7804 3620 7801
      3621 7800 3630 7743 3626 7741 3624 7738
      3621 7738 3619 7733 3617 7730 3617 7728
      3613 7725 3612 7725 3610 7723

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CBL
2 follow-up statements
928 
WGUS72 KRAH 120156
FFSRAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
956 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NCC065-069-083-127-120345-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210612T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Edgecombe NC-Franklin NC-Halifax NC-Nash NC-
956 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EDGECOMBE, NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN, SOUTHERN 
HALIFAX AND NORTHEASTERN NASH COUNTIES...

At 956 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the thunderstorms have 
weakened across the warned area. While the heavy rain has moved out 
of the area, between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional 
rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned 
area.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Scotland Neck, Enfield, Whitakers, Castalia, Centerville, 
  Glenview, Medoc Mountain State Park, Tillery and Aventon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7816 3621 7810 3621 7804 3620 7801
      3621 7800 3630 7743 3626 7741 3624 7738
      3621 7738 3619 7733 3617 7730 3617 7728
      3613 7725 3612 7725 3610 7723

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CBL
185 
WGUS72 KRAH 120335
FFSRAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1135 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NCC065-069-083-127-120345-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210612T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Edgecombe NC-Franklin NC-Halifax NC-Nash NC-
1135 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTH CENTRAL EDGECOMBE, NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN, SOUTHERN HALIFAX AND 
NORTHEASTERN NASH COUNTIES...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM EDT for a 
portion of central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3608 7816 3621 7810 3621 7804 3620 7801
      3621 7800 3630 7743 3626 7741 3624 7738
      3621 7738 3619 7733 3617 7730 3617 7728
      3613 7725 3612 7725 3610 7723

$$

CBL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Halifax65 min
Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe65 min
Jun 12, 12:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake104 min

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.