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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 5, 2025Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at Aug 5, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT for Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2025, 12:18 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Anson County, NC, Stanly County, NC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rocky River NC near Norwood (NRWN7). The gauge peaked at 21.31 ft at Aug 5, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
30 ft
Major stage
34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02126000, 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 Aug 5, 6:54 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 6:54 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
402 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

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Person-Granville-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-
Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
Scotland-
402 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a Slight, level 2 of 4 risk of excessive rain through
tonight, which means scattered instances of flash flooding will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a Marginal, level 1 of 4 risk of excessive rain Wednesday,
which means isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ009-010-026-027-042-077-086-088-089-062015-
Vance-Warren-Franklin-Nash-Johnston-Harnett-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
402 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a Marginal, level 1 of 4 risk of excessive rain through
tonight, which means isolated instances of flash flooding will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a Marginal, level 1 of 4 risk of excessive rain Wednesday,
which means isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ011-028-043-078-062015-
Halifax-Edgecombe-Wilson-Wayne-
402 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a Marginal, level 1 of 4 risk of excessive rain Wednesday,
which means isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 1:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 10:21 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly5 hr
Aug 5, 11:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHStanly4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2025Every river flood warning in 2025

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.