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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 6, 2025Person County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2025, 9:35 PM EDT for Person County, North Carolina. It was in force for 7 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
Jul 6, 2025, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Person County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 102 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, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 6, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:54 AM EDT, 16 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
454 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-070900-
Johnston-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
454 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central 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.

In addition to the potential for locally heavy rain, an isolated,
brief tornado or two is also be possible.

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

High temperatures in the lower to mid 90s on Tuesday combined with a
very humid airmass will result in afternoon heat index values of 100
to 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ007-008-024-025-040-041-073>076-083-084-070900-
Person-Granville-Orange-Durham-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-
Lee-Anson-Richmond-
454 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central 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.

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

High temperatures in the lower to mid 90s on Tuesday combined with a
very humid airmass will result in afternoon heat index values of 100
to 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ021>023-038-039-070900-
Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Davidson-Randolph-
454 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central 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.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ009>011-026>028-043-070900-
Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wilson-
454 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Periods of locally heavy rain are possible later today and tonight
which could result in localized flooding of poor drainage areas.

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

High temperatures in the lower to mid 90s on Tuesday combined with a
very humid airmass will result in afternoon heat index values of 100
to 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:14 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
414 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

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

0300 PM     Tornado          Raleigh Executive Jetpo 35.58N 79.10W
07/06/2025                   Lee                NC   Other Federal

            KTTA sustained damage to a couple of hangars
            and aircrafts; and runway and taxiways were
            closed to remove debris. KRAX confirmed TDS.

&&

MWS
Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
428 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

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

0419 PM     Flash Flood      1 NNW Pittsboro         35.73N 79.18W
07/06/2025                   Chatham            NC   911 Call Center

            Oakwood Drive flooded.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
547 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

NCZ007-008-022>025-039-040-075-076-062245-
Guilford NC-Lee NC-Chatham NC-Durham NC-Alamance NC-Randolph NC-
Person NC-Orange NC-Granville NC-Moore NC-
547 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE...NORTH CENTRAL MOORE...
SOUTHERN PERSON...ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN GRANVILLE...EASTERN
RANDOLPH...EASTERN GUILFORD...SOUTHWESTERN LEE...NORTHERN DURHAM AND
WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a band extending from near Butner to near Mebane to 7 miles
southeast of Graham to 7 miles northeast of Siler City to Goldston.
Movement was northwest at 20 mph. This band could produce tornadoes.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Durham, Burlington, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Siler City,
Mebane, Butner, Goldston, and McLeansville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Continued heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.

Doppler radar has indicated areas of weak rotation with this storm.
If the storm intensifies and rotation strengthens, a warning may
need to be issued.

&&

LAT...LON 3638 7898 3624 7879 3608 7872 3607 7875
      3603 7875 3603 7872 3601 7870 3602 7917
      3591 7923 3572 7926 3536 7926 3554 7967
      3610 7970 3625 7968 3624 7915 3639 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 138DEG 18KT 3608 7881 3609 7923 3597 7933 3579
7935 3559 7935

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CA
Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
627 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

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

0326 PM     Tornado          4 NW Moncure            35.66N 79.13W
07/06/2025                   Chatham            NC   Broadcast Media

            WNCN meteorologist observed multiple trees
            down, including at least one large pine
            snapped, in the 4000 block of Moncure
            Pittsboro Rd.

&&

MWS
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 8:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHAlamance25 hr
Jul 6, 8:24 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHChatham, Lee21 hr
Jul 6, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Durham, Orange, Person79 min
Jul 6, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHOrange63 min
Jul 7, 12:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHHarnett25 hr
Jul 7, 1:22 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Durham, Orange98 min
Jul 7, 2:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Moore, Orange10 hr
Jul 7, 4:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHPerson8 hr
Jul 7, 12:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Moore, Orange and 1 more12 hr
Jul 7, 1:39 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 18 more30 hr
Jul 7, 2:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHCumberland54 hr
Jul 7, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance39 min
Jul 7, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson65 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.