Slow moving thunderstorms developed within a moisture laden and unstable air pooling along a stalled front across the region. Isolated heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches fell across High Point and southern portions of Greensboro resulting in flash flooding, including several creeks out of their banks.
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Slow moving thunderstorms developed within a moisture laden and unstable air pooling along a stalled front across the region. Isolated heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches fell across High Point and southern portions of Greensboro resulting in flash flooding, including several creeks out of their banks.
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 7, 8:48 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Raleigh NC 948 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A frontal zone will strengthen over central NC through tonight, then waver over the Carolinas through the weekend. A series of disturbances in southwesterly flow aloft will overspread the frontal zone and act upon deep, tropical moisture residing over the southeastern US. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... As of 940 PM Friday... ...Flash Flood Watch for the Northwest Piedmont into the Foothills through noon Saturday... A short fused Flash Flood Watch has been issued through noon Saturday for much of northwest North Carolina after collaboration with WFO's Blacksburg and Greenville/Spartanburg. The ingredients are there for some very heavy rain as low topped convection develops along the nearly stationary surface to H85 front over this region. Exceptionally high water values in the 2 to 2.25 inch range along with instability (500 J/KG) were advecting into the region on 30 to 40 knots of easterly flow. This will create very efficient rain producing cells that will be very slow moving along the boundary. Some areas of 2+ inches in an hour will likely occur in the Watch area. If these cells train or persist for several hours especially over the urban centers, flash flooding will occur. Flash flood guidance has been very high in the past 3 weeks, but has come down some in the last few days as well. To the east and south of the Watch area, some locally heavy rain with showers can be expected overnight. However, the CAMS models suggest the NW may be the favored target area for the overnight period for the heaviest rain. We may have to extend in time or location the Watch in later forecasts as the favored areas in time for the heaviest rain become better known. Highest POP NW-NE tonight, lows generally 68-72. && .SHORT TERM /8 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... As of 235 PM Friday... Still looks like a wet day for most. Deep low pressure over far W TN/KY early Sat will slowly fill as it elongates NW to SE and drifts NNE into the W Ohio Valley through Sat night, in response to a polar stream wave crossing the Upper Midwest, keeping NC within a deep moist low and mid level flow from the S and SW. The surface frontal zone is likely to hold in place across the Carolinas extending NE to low pressure over the N Outer Banks through Sat night, although this sloped frontal zone will grow more shallow with time as the 925 mb front starts pushing back toward the NW into the NW Piedmont. As pockets of energy rotating E of the low bring weak DPVA up through NC, moist upglide at 300-310K riding up and over this frontal zone and projected PW near 2" will bring a likelihood of slow-moving areas of at least moderate rain. Still appears that warm rain processes will dominate given a projected LCL-0C depth of close to 4 km. We still have some concerns that enhanced upper divergence in the left exit region of a 60-70 kt jet diving on the SW side of the low may contribute to a slow-moving convective complex over the E Gulf Coast, as such a system could interrupt or curb moisture transport into NC, lessening totals here. A flash flood watch is still being considered, but based on the initial dry soils, we should be able to absorb this initial inch or so fairly easily before saturation and runoff start to become a greater problem later in the weekend. Will stay with likely (mainly E) to categorical (mainly W) pops and generally overcast skies. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s followed by lows of 65-71. -GIH && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 350 PM Friday... Sun-Mon: The mid level trough will continue to weaken as it drifts very slowly ENE, holding to our W through Mon, despite the nudge from the potent northern stream wave pushing into the W Great Lakes. Meanwhile, the surface warm front will continue its drift to the NW over NC and may finally move NW of the forecast area by late Mon, as the synoptic cold front approaches from the W. With little to no change in the overall environment featuring 2+" PW, strong/deep moisture transport from the S and SW, and bouts of weak dynamic forcing for ascent, we should continue to see high pops, with the heaviest activity likely to be over our NW sections where terrain- forced upglide may augment lift. Expect highs in the mid 70s-lower 80s Sun and upper 70s-mid 80s Mon. Lows upper 60s-lower 70s. Tue-Fri: The unsettled pattern persists. The northern stream wave will cross the Great Lakes/SE Ontario and Quebec through Tue before reaching the Maritimes Tue night. Cool surface high pressure associated with this wave will help propel the surface cold front slowly E through our CWA Tue night, after which time it should settle just to our E (over the coastal Carolinas) as waves of low pressure track NNE along the front through midweek. The northern stream wave should help nudge the increasingly baggy southern stream trough a bit eastward to over the central Carolinas, where it will dissipate by Wed as another more prominent trough dives through the central CONUS. High pops will continue for Tue/Wed, and Wed could actually be rather chilly over much of the Piedmont, with a steady rain falling into a wedge of cool high pressure W of the stalled front. As the Central CONUS trough shifts gradually E into the E CONUS Thu/Fri, SSW steering flow ahead of it should allow the surface front to shift back W as a warm front, before finally pushing it E through NC and to our SE by late Fri. Will show both pops and cloud cover trending downward toward days 6-7 but keep both at or above climo to account for uncertainty. After a cool Wed, will bring high temps closer to (but still below) normal for Thu/Fri. -GIH && .AVIATION /02Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 230 PM Friday... Prevailing showers, and with scattered storms --and associated sub- VFR conditions-- are expected through the TAF period, as a series of disturbances overspread a developing low level frontal zone over the Carolinas. Even away from showers and storms, widespread IFR-MVFR ceilings are forecast to develop and blanket most of the state of NC overnight-early Sat, except for perhaps far sern sections, including near and likely just southeast of FAY. Ceilings will gradually lift to MVFR, and scatter at times to VFR, after around 15Z Sat. Outlook: An unsettled pattern will persist across the Carolinas through early-mid next week, as a frontal zone wavers over the region and is overrun by deep moisture and lift downstream of a slowly-approaching mid to upr-lvl /trough. Widespread IFR-MVFR conditions will result during the overnight-early morning hours, transitioning through early afternoon to MVFR or VFR ones, with continued showers and storms that will be maximized with diurnal heating each day. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for NCZ021-022-038- 039. && SYNOPSIS...Badgett NEAR TERM...Badgett SHORT TERM...Hartfield LONG TERM...Hartfield AVIATION...Badgett/BSD
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1001 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 NCZ021-022-038-039-090215- Forsyth-Guilford-Davidson-Randolph- 1001 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. A slow-moving upper level system interacting with a stationary frontal zone across the region will bring wet and unsettled weather through early next week. The potential for multiple days of moderate to heavy rainfall will result in an increased threat for flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ007>011-023>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-090215- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Alamance-Orange-Durham- Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly- Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke- Cumberland-Sampson- 1001 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Locally heavy rain may develop later tonight. Otherwise, widespread hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A slow-moving upper level system interacting with a stationary frontal zone across the region will bring wet and unsettled weather through early next week. The potential for multiple days of moderate to heavy rainfall will result in an increased threat for flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:02 UTC.
6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Ryan Creek at US Highway 220 flooded nearby areas as it exceeded flood stage.
Several roads were flooded in the Archdale area, including Old Glenola Road completely under water. Several water rescues were conducted with 4 to 5 vehicles swept off the|road.
Vehicle stalled out in flood waters.
North Bufflao Creek at Westover Terrace exceeded flood state of 10 feet, flooding nearby area.
Latham Road closed in two sections due to flooding. The first location was between W. Wendover Road and Northwood Street. The second location between Nottingham Road and Woodland Drive.
North Buffalo Creek at Church Street exceeded flood stage of 14 feet, resulting in flooding of the nearby area.
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