Deep tropical moisture was in place across the region as a slow moving low pressure system tracked northeast across eastern North Carolina. A large swath of 5 to 8 inches of rain fell across the eastern Piedmont and coastal plain counties of North Carolina throughout the day and into the overnight hours.
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Deep tropical moisture was in place across the region as a slow moving low pressure system tracked northeast across eastern North Carolina. A large swath of 5 to 8 inches of rain fell across the eastern Piedmont and coastal plain counties of North Carolina throughout the day and into the overnight hours. This heavy rainfall resulted in minor flooding and closed numerous roads across the area. The most severe flooding occurred in Warren County where as much as 9 inches fell that led to the collapse of two roads and resulted in minor injuries.
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 Sep 8, 1:55 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 255 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 245 PM MONDAY... OVERVIEW: SFC OBSERVATIONS AND REGIONAL RADAR REF/VWP DATA INDICATED A SFC-925 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR FLORENCE SC AT 18Z WITH AN MSLP OF ~1016 MB...ATTENDANT AN UPPER LEVEL LOW LIFTING SLOWLY NNE INTO EASTERN NC IN VICINITY OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. SHORTWAVE ENERGY LOCATED OVER OH/WV AT 18Z WILL PROGRESS OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT...WHILE SMALL AMPLITUDE DISTURBANCES OVER THE SOUTHEAST TRACK EAST TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. PRECIPITATION: WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE 100% CHANCE FOR PRECIP /ELEVATED CONVECTION/ THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ALONG/EAST OF THE HWY 1 CORRIDOR WHERE A FAVORABLE COMBINATION OF LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND DPVA EXISTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A TROPICAL AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY PWAT VALUES OF 2.00-2.25" AND MUCAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG...WITH INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE DEEP WITHIN THE CAD WEDGE OVER THE TRIAD/WESTERN PIEDMONT. FLASH FLOOD WATCH: LATEST REGIONAL RADAR AND OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL (AND BEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING/TONIGHT) MAY BE SETTING UP BETWEEN THE HWY 1 AND I-95 CORRIDORS (OR ALONG OR JUST EAST OF A LINE FROM FAYETTEVILLE-RALEIGH-WARRENTON) NEAR THE WEDGE FRONT WHERE ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS PRESENT PER 925 MB VWP DATA FROM TRDU (ENE 15 KT) AND KRAX (SE 10 KT). WITH THIS IN MIND...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... THOUGH WESTERN PORTIONS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE CANCELLED PRIOR TO 12Z TUE AS THE BEST FORCING FOR ASCENT LIFTS NNE/NE INTO NORTHEAST NC. TEMPS: TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID/UPPER 60S IN THE NW PIEDMONT DEEP WITHIN THE CAD WEDGE AND IN THE MID 70S EAST OF THE WEDGE FRONT (EAST OF THE HWY 1 CORRIDOR) THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WEDGE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AS THE SFC LOW TRACKS NE THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN...WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE 60S IN MOST IF NOT ALL LOCATIONS BY TUE MORNING. -VINCENT && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 245 PM MONDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE TRACKING SLOWLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE STALLED FRONT THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY AND IS PROGGED TO BE LOCATED NEAR NORTHEAST NC TUESDAY MORNING...EVENTUALLY MOVING OFFSHORE OF THE VA COAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME TIMING/LOCATION DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...BUT OVERALL THE TREND WILL BE DECREASING PRECIP CHANCES (GENERALLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST) THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEREFORE...THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT...WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FURTHER WEST/SOUTHWEST. REGARDLESS...LINGERING MOISTURE SHOULD RESULT IN CLOUDS STICKING AROUND ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING ACROSS THE WEST/SOUTHWEST. GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLOUDS AND PRECIP...HIGHS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TO THE LOWER 80S FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE MID 60S. A FAIR WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TAKES OVER BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW AND SHORTWAVE RIDGING BRIEFLY BUILDS EAST TOWARDS THE REGION. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDS ONCE THE EXPECTED LOW STRATUS CLOUDS LIFT INTO A STRATO CU DECK (ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST)...WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPS DOWN SOME. THERE WILL BE SOME MODERATION FROM TUESDAY...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL BE BELOW NORMAL...GENERALLY IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 DEGREES. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 245 PM MONDAY... THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THE 12Z GFS HAS FINALLY TRENDED TOWARDS A SLOWER SOLUTION (SIMILAR TO WHAT THE ECMWF HAS BEEN SHOWING THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS). IT NOW APPEARS THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER/NEAR CENTRAL NC UNTIL A KICKER SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC ON SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN INCREASING PRECIP CHANCES THURSDAY NIGHT (IT STILL APPEARS THURSDAY WILL BE MOSTLY DRY) AND THEN PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT FOR LATER SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. AFTER A RELATIVELY WARM AND HUMID DAY ON THURSDAY (HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S)...CLOUDS AND PRECIP SHOULD KNOW TEMPS DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S ON FRIDAY AND THEN INTO THE 70S FOR SATURDAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE RATHER PLEASANT DAYS AS A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY DIP INTO THE 50S ONCE THE FRONT FINALLY PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 1130 AM MONDAY... 24-HR TAF PERIOD: ADVERSE AVIATION CONDITIONS (IFR/LIFR CEILINGS AND RAIN) WILL RULE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AT ALL TERMINALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND INLAND COLD AIR DAMMING WEDGE. THOUGH VISIBILITIES/RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL VARY TEMPORALLY AND SPATIALLY...IFR CEILINGS WILL BE STEADY-STATE THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE TAF PERIOD. AS A RESULT...THE 18Z TAFS WILL BE SHORT (1-2 LINES) AT ALL TERMINALS. LOOKING AHEAD: CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...WITH VFR CONDITIONS BY MID TO LATE TUE AFTERNOON FROM WEST-EAST OR SW-NE. LOW CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON WED AND ISOLD CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THOUGH VFR CONDITIONS WILL OTHERWISE PREVAIL. ADVERSE AVIATION CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA LATE THU INTO FRI IN ASSOC/W THE NEXT COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. -VINCENT && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NCZ007>011- 024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089. && SYNOPSIS...VINCENT NEAR TERM...VINCENT SHORT TERM...KRD LONG TERM...KRD AVIATION...VINCENT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 956 AM EDT MON SEP 8 2014 NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-091400- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 956 AM EDT MON SEP 8 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...8 AM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NCZ021>023-038-039-073-074-083-091400- FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON- 956 AM EDT MON SEP 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VINCENT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
452 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HEAVY RAIN BENSON 35.38N 78.55W
09/08/2014 M5.80 INCH JOHNSTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 3.25 INCHES SO
FAR TODAY. HIGH WATER OBSERVED ON S. MARKET ST. NEAR
BROCKLYN ST IN BENSON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1401674
WSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
457 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 S GARNER 35.61N 78.64W
09/08/2014 M5.77 INCH WAKE NC NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 2.17 INCHES SINCE
1 PM. SWIFT CREEK NEAR OLD STAGE RD IS FLOODING
PASTURELAND. DRAINAGE DITCHES FULL AND SPILLING ONTO THE
ROADWAYS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1401675
WSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
530 PM EDT MON SEP 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 S GARNER 35.61N 78.62W
09/08/2014 M5.43 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
JORADN RD NEAR BRACK PENNY RD... STORM TOTAL SINCE 5 PM
SUNDAY. 3.26 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING.
DRAINAGE DITCHES FULL AND EXTENSIVE PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA ROADWAYS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1401676
WSSThe Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
High water signs had to be deployed on a couple of roads in western Sampson County, including Bearskin Road at Zoar Church Road and Maxwell Road at Welcome School Road.
Several roads were impassible, including Government Road near Jack Road and Amelia Church Road near Shotwell Road.
Several roads had to be closed in eastern Warren County due to high water, including Mountain View Road near Reedy Creek and Briston Brown Road near Little Fishing Creek.
Up to 9 inches of rain fell in Warren County causing flash flooding and many road closures. A 25 foot section of Airport Road in Warrenton collapsed where it crossed Reedy Creek, causing 2 cars and an underground pipe to be swept away. One car contained a women and her daughter, who both clung to a tree until they were rescued. The mother had to have surgery on her leg, while the daughter sustained minor injuries. One male was in the other car that was swept away, but he sustained no injuries. Also, the side of Hester Road in Warrenton collapsed.
Several roads were impassible and had to be closed near Coats Crossroads, including Polenta Road at Raleigh Road and Old Fairground Road near Zacks Mill Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 543721, 543722, 543725, 543729, 543719.