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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 11, 2021Caswell County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 2:12 PM EDT for Caswell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 112 min. 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, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 4:04 PM EDT
In force
112 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Caswell County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 57 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.

285 
WGUS51 KRNK 111812
FFWRNK
NCC033-112115-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0006.210611T1812Z-210611T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Caswell County in north central North Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across western and central Caswell county, with a new 
  area of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall moving into the southern 
  and southeastern part of the county. Areas around Quick, Pelham, 
  and Yanceyville have received between 1.5 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...
  Yanceyville, Bethel, Providence, Jericho, Prospect Hill, Camp 
  Springs and Milton.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Cane Creek, Burkes Creek, Benton Branch and Country Line Creek.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3625 7953 3654 7951 3654 7914 3624 7915

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RAB
2 follow-up statements
380 
WGUS71 KRNK 111908
FFSRNK

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

NCC033-112115-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210611T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caswell NC-
308 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR CASWELL COUNTY...

At 308 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that rainfall has decreased 
across Caswell County during the past hour. Several locations in the 
county saw from 1.5 to 2.0 inches of rainfall during the past couple 
of hours. This is in addition to heavy rain which fell in many of 
these same areas yesterday. 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...
  Yanceyville, Bethel, Providence, Jericho, Prospect Hill, Camp 
  Springs and Milton.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Cane Creek, Burkes Creek, Benton Branch and Country Line Creek.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3625 7953 3654 7951 3654 7914 3624 7915

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RAB
086 
WGUS71 KRNK 112004
FFSRNK

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

NCC033-112014-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210611T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caswell NC-
404 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CASWELL 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.

LAT...LON 3625 7953 3654 7951 3654 7914 3624 7915

$$

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, 1:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKYadkin2 hr
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.