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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 16, 2025Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2025, 3:14 AM EDT for Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2025, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2025, 5:32 AM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 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

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2025-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2025-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 15, 8:58 PM EDT, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 8:58 PM EDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 11:52 AM EDT, 15 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1152 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-076>078-089-161600-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Sampson-
1152 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.

Additionally, there is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe
thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. A few strong to locally
damaging wind gusts are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat indices may reach 100 to 105 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday,
which could be dangerous to those people sensitive to heat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ073>075-083>086-088-161600-
Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
1152 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 4) of flash flooding this
afternoon and evening. The main hazard is expected to be mostly
urban and small stream flooding in slow moving showers and
thunderstorms.

Additionally, there is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe
thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. A few strong to locally
damaging wind gusts are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat indices are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees on Wednesday
and Thursday, which could be dangerous to those people sensitive to
heat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 9:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
939 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     Flash Flood      Smithfield              35.51N 78.34W
06/15/2025                   Johnston           NC   911 Call Center

            High water on business 70 in Smithfield
            under train tracks.

&&

np
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
955 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

NCZ041-042-160230-
Johnston NC-Wake NC-
955 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WAKE AND
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...

At 954 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fuquay-Varina, or near Cary, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Apex, Holly Springs, Lake
Wheeler, and Lake Benson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7887 3574 7890 3583 7856 3558 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 261DEG 25KT 3568 7882

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

LH
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1221 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

NCZ007-008-024-025-041-160515-
Durham NC-Person NC-Wake NC-Orange NC-Granville NC-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL PERSON...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN GRANVILLE...NORTH CENTRAL WAKE AND
CENTRAL DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT...

At 1221 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rougemont, or 10 miles northeast of Hillsborough, moving southeast at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Durham, Creedmoor, Butner, Rougemont, Stem, Lake Michie, Falls Lake
State Rec Area, Eno River State Park, Gorman, and Bahama.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3617 7854 3593 7868 3612 7913 3630 7901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 294DEG 18KT 3619 7898

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

NTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHJohnston3 hr
Jun 15, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston56 min
Jun 15, 9:24 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHJohnston74 min
Jun 15, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake35 min
Jun 16, 12:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham54 min
Jun 16, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson3 hr
Jun 16, 12:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance and 1 more3 hr
Jun 16, 1:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash3 hr
Jun 16, 2:59 AM EDTFlood WatchRAHAlamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more23 hr
Jun 16, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Hoke44 min
Jun 16, 2:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHEdgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wilson119 min
Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson46 min
Jun 16, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson40 min
Jun 16, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly39 min
Jun 16, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne25 min
Jun 16, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson16 min
Jun 16, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham14 min
Jun 16, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake41 min
Jun 16, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth, Guilford37 min
Jun 16, 5:11 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHGuilford3 hr
Jun 16, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Montgomery43 min
Jun 16, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth52 min
Jun 16, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett48 min
Jun 16, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford46 min
Jun 16, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph27 min
Jun 16, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHHarnett, Johnston, Wake3 hr
Jun 16, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore, Randolph43 min
Jun 16, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Guilford55 min
Jun 16, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin38 min
Jun 16, 6:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph96 min
Jun 16, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly77 min
Jun 16, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham58 min
Jun 16, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin38 min
Jun 16, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Lee56 min
Jun 16, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake24 min
Jun 16, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake34 min
Jun 16, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Orange41 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.