2 products issued by NWS for: 2 Miles SW Gaston NC
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 654 AM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025 NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-211200- Halifax-Nash-Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Wayne-Sampson- 654 AM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. INCREASED FIRE DANGER. Additionally, a few thunderstorms may develop within a band of showers and pose a risk of strong to locally damaging wind gusts or an isolated instance of hail this afternoon. Even outside of thunderstorms, winds will strengthen and gust between 30 and 40 mph at times from mid to late morning through early tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Low relative humidity values will increase the risk of fire danger Friday, and especially when winds will also be strong and gusty Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
915 AM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Fishing Creek At Enfield affecting Halifax, Nash and Edgecombe
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Tar River At Tarboro affecting Edgecombe County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rah/rivers.
The next statement will be issued this evening.
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915 AM EDT Thu Mar 20 2025
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Fishing Creek at Enfield.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, minor overflow occurs on both banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 7.2 feet Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Observed Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Mon
Fishing Creek
Enfield 16.0 16.3 Thu 9 am EDT 15.1 11.8 9.7 8.4
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LAT...LON 3617 7781 3616 7766 3608 7749 3603 7754
3610 7767 3611 7783
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