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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 11, 2021Yadkin County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 1:52 PM EDT for Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 2 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, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Yadkin County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 329 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 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

643 
WGUS51 KRNK 111752
FFWRNK
NCC197-112045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0005.210611T1752Z-210611T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
152 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  very heavy rain in Booneville, East Bend and Siloam. Between 1 and 
  2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville, East Bend, Nebo, Shacktown and 
  Courtney.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Little Elkin Creek, Arnold Branch, Haw Branch, Jonesville Creek, 
  Dobbins Creek, Deep Creek, Harmon Creek, Kennedy Creek, Cobb 
  Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Hunting Creek and Cranberry Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding, 
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather 
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports 
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service 
Blacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3627 8078 3626 8075 3628 8073 3625 8067
      3627 8061 3628 8054 3626 8053 3626 8047
      3622 8044 3614 8045 3611 8047 3611 8051
      3609 8052 3604 8051 3606 8069 3606 8088
      3613 8087 3620 8084 3624 8084 3625 8079

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RAB
2 follow-up statements
376 
WGUS71 KRNK 111857
FFSRNK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NCC197-112045-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210611T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yadkin NC-
257 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR YADKIN COUNTY...

At 257 PM EDT, Rainfall has decreased in intensity across Yadkin 
County.  However, between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain has fallen in 
parts of Yarkin county including areas such as East Bend and 
Yadkinville. Flash flooding remains a threat especially across the 
eastern part of the county.

HAZARD...Flash flooding resulting from excessive rainfall from
         thunderstorms during the past couple of hours.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville, East Bend, Nebo, Shacktown and 
  Courtney.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Little Elkin Creek, Arnold Branch, Haw Branch, Jonesville Creek, 
  Dobbins Creek, Deep Creek, Harmon Creek, Kennedy Creek, Cobb 
  Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Hunting Creek and Cranberry Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding, 
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather 
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports 
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service 
Blacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3627 8078 3626 8075 3628 8073 3625 8067
      3627 8061 3628 8054 3626 8053 3626 8047
      3622 8044 3614 8045 3611 8047 3611 8051
      3609 8052 3604 8051 3606 8069 3606 8088
      3613 8087 3620 8084 3624 8084 3625 8079

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RAB
430 
WGUS71 KRNK 112003
FFSRNK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
403 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

NCC197-112013-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210611T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yadkin NC-
403 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

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

Flood waters have receded. 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 Saturday for 
portions of North Carolina...Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

LAT...LON 3627 8078 3626 8075 3628 8073 3625 8067
      3627 8061 3628 8054 3626 8053 3626 8047
      3622 8044 3614 8045 3611 8047 3611 8051
      3609 8052 3604 8051 3606 8069 3606 8088
      3613 8087 3620 8084 3624 8084 3625 8079

$$

RAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCaswell111 min
Jun 11, 12:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKRockingham3 hr
Jun 11, 1:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKStokes, Surry, Yadkin3 hr
Jun 11, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell51 min
Jun 11, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKStokes, Surry, Yadkin55 min
Jun 11, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCaswell, Rockingham40 min
Jun 11, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCaswell112 min
Jun 11, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell37 min
Jun 11, 2:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKStokes77 min
Jun 11, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKYadkin43 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.