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Weather Forecast Office Wilmington, NC

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NOTE: For specific information regarding Coastal Flood Watches, Warnings, and Advisories refer to the latest Coastal Hazard Message. During tropical cyclones, please refer here for additional storm surge information.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cape Fear River at Wilmington (IN MLLW) are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	0
Moderate Flood Stage:	6.7
Flood Stage:	5.5
Action Stage:	5
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 8.28 ft on 09/14/2018
(2) 8.17 ft on 10/08/2016
(3) 8.15 ft on 10/15/1954
(4) 7.50 ft on 03/13/1993
(5) 7.43 ft on 11/24/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5.56 ft on 12/27/2019
(2) 5.67 ft on 12/26/2019
(3) 5.96 ft on 12/25/2019
(4) 5.64 ft on 12/24/2019
(5) 5.55 ft on 12/14/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -1.86 ft on 02/12/1981
(2) -1.85 ft on 01/12/2009
(3) -1.85 ft on 01/25/2008
(4) -1.82 ft on 01/09/2009
(5) -1.79 ft on 02/06/1977
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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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6.5	Water as deep as a foot covering potions of Battleship Road and USS North Carolina Road with 12 to eighteen inches of water over the lowest spots on each road. Water over six inches deep along River Road about a quarter mile south of The Cape Boulevard. Water covering more than two blocks of Water Street near Market Street with as much as a foot of water in the center of Water Street just south of Market Street.
6.25	Water is over a foot deep on the lowest parts of Battleship Road and USS North Carolina Road with several locations having three to six inches of water. Water over three inches deep on River Road south of The Cape Boulevard. In downtown Wilmington...Water Street is covered for about two blocks beginning near the courthouse steps to about a block south of Market Street. The deepest water on Water Street is six to twelve inches deep in the center of the road just south of Market Street.
6	Water is six to twelve inches deep on the lowest parts of Battleship Road and USS North Carolina Road. Water begins to spread on to River Road about a quarter mile south of The Cape Boulevard. In downtown Wilmington...water covers more than a block of Water Street near Market Street with three to six inches of water just south of Market Street.
5.75	North of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge...two spots on Battleship Road are covered with water about three inches deep. The westbound lane of USS North Carolina Road is covered with water up to six inches deep. In downtown Wilmington...about a block of Water Street just south of Market Street is covered with about three inches of water.
5.5	The lowest parts of USS North Carolina Road and low spots of Battleship Road begin to flood. Water begins to spread out of the storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.
5	Water affects the lowest parts of the parking lot at the USS North Carolina.
4.5	Water begins spreading into low grounds along the river near downtown Wilmington.

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Latitude: 34.226667° N, Longitude: 77.953333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	5.5 ft	Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum	Elevation (gauge height = 0)	Elevation (gauge height = flood stage)	Elevation information source
NAVD88	-2.60	2.90	Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	NULL	NULL

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Wilmington Weather Forecast Office
2015 Gardner Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 762-4289
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