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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina
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List of Active Alerts by County
Brunswick
coastal flood statement
Caswell
flood warning
Eastern Dare
coastal flood statement
Eastern Hyde
coastal flood statement
Rockingham
flood warning
Sampson
short term forecast
Stokes
flood warning
Wayne
short term forecast
Flood Warning
Caswell (North Carolina)
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1135 AM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA... DAN RIVER NEAR DANVILLE AFFECTING CASWELL...CITY OF DANVILLE AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VIRGINIA.. DAN RIVER NEAR PACES AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON AFFECTING HALIFAX COUNTY THE DAN RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE AT DANVILLE AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING AND IS CONTINUING TO RISE. THE UPPER DAN BASIN ABOVE DANVILLE RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN AND SEVERAL IFLOWS RAIN GAGES IN HENRY COUNTY PICKED UP OVER 5 INCHES. THE FORECAST IS FOR CONTINUED RISES ALONG THE DAN TODAY AND TOMORROW...CRESTING AT DANVILLE TONIGHT NEAR 21 FEET AND TOMORROW NIGHT AT SOUTH BOSTON NEAR 26 FEET. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. GRAPHICAL FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK (LOWER CASE). CLICK ON `RIVERS and LAKES AHPS`. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. NCC033-VAC143-590-092335- /O.EXT.KRNK.FL.W.0003.080509T1525Z-080511T0135Z/ /DVLV2.2.ER.080509T1408Z.080510T0000Z.080510T1935Z.NO/ 1135 AM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DAN RIVER NEAR DANVILLE. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 10AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.8 FEET ON SEP 30 2004. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Rockingham (North Carolina)
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 645 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCC157-169-VAC089-141-091645- /X.NEW.KRNK.FA.W.0012.080509T1045Z-080509T1645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-PATRICK VA-HENRY VA- 645 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN... ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 1245 PM EDT. * AT 645 AM EDT RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT MAY HAVE BROUGHT SMALL CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ONE ROAD WAS REPORTED CLOSED BY HIGH WATER...ROUTE 770 NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA MAY HAVE WATER ON THEM AS WELL. ANY HIGH WATER LEVELS IN THE AREA SHOULD BE SLOWLY RECEDING DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. WATER LEVELS ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. LAT...LON 3627 8045 3661 8042 3677 8011 3656 8002 3661 7980 3654 7969 3652 7951 3624 7953 TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 180DEG 0KT 3643 8007 $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Stokes (North Carolina)
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 645 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCC157-169-VAC089-141-091645- /X.NEW.KRNK.FA.W.0012.080509T1045Z-080509T1645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-PATRICK VA-HENRY VA- 645 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN... ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 1245 PM EDT. * AT 645 AM EDT RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT MAY HAVE BROUGHT SMALL CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ONE ROAD WAS REPORTED CLOSED BY HIGH WATER...ROUTE 770 NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA MAY HAVE WATER ON THEM AS WELL. ANY HIGH WATER LEVELS IN THE AREA SHOULD BE SLOWLY RECEDING DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. WATER LEVELS ON AREA STREAMS SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. LAT...LON 3627 8045 3661 8042 3677 8011 3656 8002 3661 7980 3654 7969 3652 7951 3624 7953 TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 180DEG 0KT 3643 8007 $$ JJIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Wayne (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1117 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ078-089-091700- WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 1117 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS...WITH A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE...WILL OCCUR ALONG U.S. 70 FROM GOLDSBORO EAST TO WALNUT CREEK THROUGH NOON. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER OR STORM. A SHOWER OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST TOWARD CLINTON AND GARLAND BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1 PM. $$ DJFIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Sampson (North Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1117 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ078-089-091700- WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 1117 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS...WITH A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE...WILL OCCUR ALONG U.S. 70 FROM GOLDSBORO EAST TO WALNUT CREEK THROUGH NOON. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER OR STORM. A SHOWER OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST TOWARD CLINTON AND GARLAND BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1 PM. $$ DJFIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Brunswick (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 524 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ100-100000- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.S.0011.080509T1100Z-080510T0000Z/ BRUNSWICK- 524 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELLS ALONG WITH A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 6 PM. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$ HEDENIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Eastern Dare (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 511 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ103-104-092200- /O.CON.KMHX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-080510T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 511 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES... AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE TO SET UP STRONG S TO SW WINDS OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW SHORT PERIOD S TO SW SWELL TO QUICKLY BUILD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...PRODUCING ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AT SOUTH EXPOSED BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE HATTERAS AND OCRACOKE. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM ON FRIDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Eastern Hyde (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 511 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 NCZ103-104-092200- /O.CON.KMHX.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-080510T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 511 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES... AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE TO SET UP STRONG S TO SW WINDS OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW SHORT PERIOD S TO SW SWELL TO QUICKLY BUILD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...PRODUCING ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AT SOUTH EXPOSED BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE HATTERAS AND OCRACOKE. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM ON FRIDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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