1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 9, 12:42 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 142 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...MID LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER ERN GA IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST. ONSHORE FLOW...WEAK SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL GIVE BEST PRECIP COVERAGE IN THE SOUTH. EXPECT COVERAGE ACROSS THE NORTH TO BE LIMITED DUE TO ANTICYCLONIC SURFACE FLOW THERE. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE AND THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS WESTERLY AS THE MID LEVEL CIRCULATION MOVES EAST. THIS ALLOWS A PIEDMONT TROUGH TO DEVELOP...WHICH WILL INCREASE SURFACE CONVERGENCE. PW WILL REMAIN HIGH...ESPECIALLY TO THE EAST OF THE TROUGH. WILL HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE EVENING. POPS RISE INTO HIGH CHANCES ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH CROSSES THE AREA...AND THE BACK DOOR FRONT APPROACHES. AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE NORTHWEST FRIDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE OF A REMNANT UPSTREAM MCS RIDING ALONG THE FRONT. TEMPS REMAIN SIMILAR TO TODAY BOTH DAYS...HIGHS 85 TO 90 AND LOWS 65 TO 70. SATURDAY...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE IN THEIR PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT. THE GFS PUSHES THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LI GRADIENT WELL TO OUR SOUTH...WHILE THE ETA KEEPS IT TO OUR NORTHEAST WITH A WIND SHIFT LINE TO OUR SOUTH. GFS HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW RUNS WITH THE POSITION OF THE FRONT...SO WILL LEAN TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION UNTIL THE ETA SHOWS MORE CONSISTENCY. THUS WILL HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS NORTH/HIGH CHANCE SOUTH SATURDAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE SOUTH SATURDAY EVENING. WILL HAVE HIGHS NORTH AROUND 80 WITH 85 TO 90 SOUTH. -DGS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BACK DOOR FRONT FINALLY PUSHES SOUTH OF THE CWA WITH A COOLER NORTHEAST FLOW PERSISTING SUNDAY. ECMWF HAS BEEN PERSISTENT ON THIS PAST SEVERAL RUNS...NOW GFS TRENDING IN THAT DIRECTION...HOWEVER GFS STILL HOLDING ON TO CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE. AT THIS POINT...WITH COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR OVER THE CWA...HAVE REMOVED CHANCE FOR CONVECTION. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS COOLS (1383-1385) SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HAVE LOWERED MAXES TO AROUND 80 NORTHWEST TO MID 80S SOUTHEAST. MEX GUIDANCE INDICATING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...SO EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER COULD RESULT IN MAXES IN THE 70S. BY MONDAY BACKDOOR FRONT EITHER WASHES OUT/OR MOVE BACK NORTH...THEN RETURN FLOW SETTING UP...SO BACK TO TYPICAL SUMMERTIME REGIME OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES AS PREVIOUS DAY...MODELS INDICATED FRONT MOVING THROUGH ON TUESDAY...NOW WEDNESDAY. SO WILL KEEP CHANCE MENTIONED THROUGH MID WEEK. TAD LOWER MAXES CONTINUING MONDAY...THEN MAXES MID/UPPER 80S BY MID WEEK. --RA && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GREENSBORO (GSO) 67 86 67 86 / 30 30 30 40 RALEIGH-DURHAM (RDU) 68 88 69 86 / 30 30 30 40 FAYETTEVILLE (FAY) 70 89 70 89 / 40 30 30 40 ROCKY MOUNT (RWI) 69 89 69 85 / 20 30 30 40 ALBEMARLE (VUJ) 68 87 67 88 / 50 30 30 40 GOLDSBORO (GSB) 70 89 70 89 / 30 30 30 40 && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. && DGS/RA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 555 AM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-090954-ALAMANCE NC-ANSON NC-CHATHAM NC-CUMBERLAND NC-DAVIDSON NC-DURHAM NC-EDGECOMBE NC-FORSYTH NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC-HALIFAX NC-HARNETT NC-HOKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-LEE NC-MONTGOMERY NC-MOORE NC-NASH NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC-SAMPSON NC-SCOTLAND NC-STANLY NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WAYNE NC-WILSON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BURLINGTON... CARTHAGE...CARY...CHAPEL HILL...CLINTON...CREEDMOOR... DOWNTOWN RALEIGH...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...GOLDSBORO... GRAHAM...GREENSBORO...HALIFAX...HENDERSON...HIGH POINT... HILLSBOROUGH...LAURINBURG...LEXINGTON...LILLINGTON...LOUISBURG... MOUNT OLIVE...NASHVILLE...OXFORD...PITTSBORO...RAEFORD...RALEIGH... RANDLEMAN...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKINGHAM...ROCKY MOUNT...ROXBORO... SANFORD...SILER CITY...SMITHFIELD...SOUTHERN PINES...TARBORO... TROY...WADESBORO...WARRENTON...WEST RALEIGH AND WINSTON-SALEM 555 AM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 312 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 NCZ075-092015- MOORE NC- 312 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 ...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER MOORE COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 312 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ZION GROVE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF CARTHAGE. THIS STORM WAS STATIONARY...AND WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF CARTHAGE AND NORTHEAST OF SEVEN SPRINGS...BETWEEN HIGHWAYS 211 AND 27. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS THUNDERSTORM ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 312 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 NCZ075-092015- MOORE NC- 312 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 ...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER MOORE COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 312 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ZION GROVE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF CARTHAGE. THIS STORM WAS STATIONARY...AND WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF CARTHAGE AND NORTHEAST OF SEVEN LAKES...BETWEEN HIGHWAYS 211 AND 27. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS THUNDERSTORM ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 340 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 NCZ077-092045- HARNETT NC- 340 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 ...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HARNETT COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 340 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER RAVEN ROCK STATE PARK...OR JUST WEST OF LILLINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY...AND WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...RAVEN ROCK STATE PARK...SEMINOLE...COKESBURY...AND LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 421 IN WESTERN HARNETT COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 450 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 NCZ042-088-089-092145- CUMBERLAND NC-JOHNSTON NC-SAMPSON NC- 450 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004 ...STRONG SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER JOHNSTON...NORTHERN SAMPSON AND NORTHEAST CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 450 PM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING EXTENDING FROM GODWIN AND FALCON IN NORTHEAST CUMBERLAND COUNTY... TO FOUR OAKS IN SOUTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL GENERALLY LAST 30 TO 45 MINUTES AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION... PRODUCING ACTUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2.5 INCHES. IN ADDITION... FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA STREETS AND ROADS. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...FALCON...GODWIN SPIVEYS CORNER... BENSON... COATS CROSSROADS... SMITHFIELD AND NEWTON GROVE. MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. BADGETT
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:02 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Haw River and adjacent creeks flooded, covering some roads.
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