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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 8, 2024Bladen County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Aug 8, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 8, 2024, 8:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 8, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT (14:44 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 8, 2024, 8:36 PM EDT
Expired: Aug 29, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Bladen County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown (ELZN7).

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 35 ft
Major stage: 42 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 8, 9:48 AM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 9:48 AM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 4:27 AM EDT, 6 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

AMZ250-252-254-256-090830-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ087-096-105-SCZ017-023-024-090830-
Robeson-Bladen-Inland Pender-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Heat Advisory possible Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ099-109-SCZ032-033-039-055-058-059-090830-
Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

Heat Advisory possible Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-090830-
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.
   High Rip Current Risk.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

Heat Advisory possible Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ107-090830-
Inland New Hanover-
427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Heat Advisory possible Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 9:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 9:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 10:17 AM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 10:18 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 10:20 AM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 10:22 AM EDT, 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 8:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	20 hr
Aug 7, 8:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	19 hr
Aug 7, 8:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen	28 min
Aug 7, 9:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	7 hr
Aug 7, 10:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	6 hr
Aug 7, 11:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	24 min
Aug 8, 2:51 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	13 hr
Aug 8, 4:21 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	40 hr
Aug 8, 5:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	11 hr
Aug 8, 5:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	9 hr
Aug 8, 10:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	21 days
Aug 8, 11:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		37 hr
Aug 8, 3:54 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	11 hr
Aug 7, 8:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	17 hr
Aug 8, 12:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence, Marlboro	5 hr
Aug 8, 9:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILM	Marlboro	50 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

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.