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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Jul 7, 2025, 12:54 AM EDT for Harnett County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 7, 2025, 6:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2025, 12:54 AM EDT (04:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2025, 6:08 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2025, 1:52 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Harnett County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Cape Fear River at Lillington (LLLN7). The gauge peaked at 17.21 ft at Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02102500, 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 Jul 6, 7:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 7:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
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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
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 6, 8:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 25 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:24 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee | 21 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 79 min |
| Jul 6, 9:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Person | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 1:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange | 98 min |
| Jul 7, 2:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Moore, Orange | 10 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Person | 8 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Moore, Orange and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:39 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 18 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 54 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.