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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 18, 2024Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Sep 18, 2024, 10:29 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 18, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2024, 10:29 AM EDT (14:29 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 9, 2024, 10:29 AM EDT
In force
21 days
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Waccamaw River at Freeland (FREN7). The gauge peaked at 16.02 ft at Sep 20, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02109500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 1:21 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender12 hr
Sep 18, 3:11 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender10 hr
Sep 18, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence25 min
Sep 18, 5:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMFlorence, Williamsburg3 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.