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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Jul 10, 2025, 4:35 PM EDT for Johnston County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 10, 2025, 8:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2025, 4:35 PM EDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2025, 8:36 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2025, 4:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Johnston County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Neuse River at Smithfield (SMFN7). The gauge peaked at 16.12 ft at Jul 11, 2025, 11:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02087570, 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.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 5:00 PM EDT, 23 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 NCZ007>010-021>025-038>040-073>076-083>086-101200- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange- Durham-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson- Richmond-Scotland-Hoke- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...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 heavy rain threat, there is a level 2 of 5 risk for severe storms today. Isolated to scattered damaging winds are the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. An active pattern will continue through the end of the workweek with isolated strong to severe storms and flooding possible each afternoon. Numerous to widespread showers and storms Thursday and Friday may result in isolated to scattered flash flooding, which will be most probable in urban areas as well as the more hydrologic sensitive areas in the eastern Piedmont where the heaviest rainfall from Chantal occurred on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ011-026>028-041>043-077-078-088-089-101200- Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne- Cumberland-Sampson- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered showers and storms are expected through tonight. In addition to a threat of locally heavy rainfall, isolated damaging winds will be possible with any storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. An active pattern will continue through the end of the workweek with isolated strong to severe storms and flooding possible each afternoon. Numerous to widespread showers and storms Thursday and Friday may result in isolated to scattered flash flooding, which will be most probable in urban areas as well as the more hydrologic sensitive areas in the eastern Piedmont where the heaviest rainfall from Chantal occurred on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Wake | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 8:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Randolph and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Lee, Vance and 2 more | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange and 1 more | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 8:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett and 6 more | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Wake | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 11:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 22 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 32 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 27 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 82 min |
| Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 96 min |
| Jul 10, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Randolph | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Vance | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Richmond, Scotland | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Wake | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wake | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee | 21 min |
| Jul 10, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Lee | 61 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.