Alert archive / North Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2025

River Flood Warning 8, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 13, 2025Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2025, 12:24 AM EDT for Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 13, 2025, 1:16 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 13, 2025, 12:24 AM EDT (04:24 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2025, 1:16 AM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2025, 6:15 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 04:26 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 river

Written for the forecast point Rocky River NC near Norwood (NRWN7). The gauge peaked at 20.11 ft at May 13, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate10203005/1305/14
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 May 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 3:35 PM EDT, 8 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
335 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025

NCZ021>023-038>040-073>077-083>086-088-131200-
Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
335 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NCZ007>011-024>028-041>043-078-089-131200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-
Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Wayne-Sampson-
335 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through
Wednesday may prolong the risk of flash flooding. Additionally, an
isolated, weak tornado will be possible Tuesday and Tuesday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 11:43 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1143 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025

NCZ024-130430-
Orange NC-
1143 PM EDT Mon May 12 2025

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY THROUGH 1230
AM EDT...

At 1143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over
Hillsborough, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hillsborough, Carr, Schley, and Eno River State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

This shower may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 7905 3605 7904 3602 7908 3605 7914
      3624 7925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 162DEG 20KT 3608 7910

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

26

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHOrange47 min
May 13, 3:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe58 min
May 13, 3:25 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson35 min
May 13, 4:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Durham, Lee, Orange3 hr
May 13, 6:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHBertie40 min
May 13, 7:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax42 min
May 13, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson43 min
May 13, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly67 min
May 13, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson59 min
May 13, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery53 min
May 13, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Richmond, Scotland60 min
May 13, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Richmond, Scotland59 min
May 13, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Randolph42 min
May 13, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham67 min
May 13, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson60 min
May 13, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson62 min
May 13, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWayne50 min
May 13, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHWayne2 hr
May 13, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake60 min
May 13, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWilson48 min
May 13, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake48 min
May 13, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Wake49 min

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.