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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 17, 2022Chatham County, Lee County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Mar 17, 2022, 6:15 AM EDT for Chatham County, Lee County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 17, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 17, 2022, 6:15 AM EDT (10:15 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 17, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 17, 2022, 10:21 PM EDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Chatham County, NC, Lee County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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 Deep River near Moncure (MONN7).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02102000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 17, 4:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 4:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
420 AM EDT Thu Mar 17 2022

NCZ007>010-023>026-040>042-075>077-084>086-088-181200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Franklin-
Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
Cumberland-
420 AM EDT Thu Mar 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Widespread rain and scattered thunderstorms will result in one to
three inches of rain, locally higher, throughout the morning. Flash
flooding may result, particularly in urban areas in the Triangle.

Areas of dense fog will be possible tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-181200-
Forsyth-Guilford-Davidson-Randolph-Stanly-Montgomery-Anson-
420 AM EDT Thu Mar 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Areas of dense fog will be possible tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ011-027-028-043-078-089-181200-
Halifax-Nash-Edgecombe-Wilson-Wayne-Sampson-
420 AM EDT Thu Mar 17 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Areas of dense fog will be possible tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 17, 3:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore	4 hr
Mar 17, 4:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and 2 more	5 hr
Mar 17, 6:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Chatham	17 hr
Mar 17, 7:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Johnston, Wake	3 hr
Mar 17, 7:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Moore	3 hr
Mar 17, 7:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash	58 min
Mar 17, 10:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Harnett	18 hr
Mar 17, 4:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	36 hr
Mar 17, 4:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston	15 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2022 Every river flood warning in 2022

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.