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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

WILKES

798542 · 36.131, -81.228

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id798,542
Episode IDepisode_id133,454
Begin UTCbegin_utc2018-12-28T12:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2018-12-29T12:00:00+00:00
StatestateNORTH CAROLINA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameWILKES
Latitudelat36.131
Longitudelon-81.228
End latitudeend_lat36.131
End longitudeend_lon-81.228
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCOOP Observer
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA third late December significant rainfall event developed after Christmas as the active southern jet stream helped to spin up another complex area of low pressure which slowly moved through the southeast and Mid-Atlantic December 27-29. Rainfall over the 2-day was approximately 1 to 3 inches across the region with isolated higher amounts up to 3.5 inches. Rain gage reports of 3 inches or more in the NC counties for the 48-hour period ending 700 AM local time on the 29th included Blackburn Knob IFLOWS (BNKN7) 3.67 inches, Sandy Flats IFLOWS (SDRN7) 3.56 inches, Boone RG (BONN7) 3.45 inches, Creek at Elkville DCP (EKVN7) 3.16 inches, and W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (WLKN7) 3.00 inches. Portions of the Dan River in NC rose above flood stage.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe COOP station at W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (WLKN7) reported 1.84 inches for the 24-hours ending at 700 AM local time, which was the highest on record for December 29th. The old record was 1.59 inches in 2015. Continuous climate records at this station exist since 1965.
Yearyear2,018

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