Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1995, 6:40 PM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 1995, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1995, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KRDU 122241 RRA
SVRRDU
NCC191-122315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
640 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
...EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY
AT 640 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE IN EASTERN WAYNE
COUNTY. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING 1/2 INCH SIZED HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 50 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
JWC
.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN POSE A DANGER WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGE TO
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
NCZ042-077-085-086-088-122230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 534 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 534 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH CONTINUES TO INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CUMBERLAND... HOKE... HARNETT... CHATHAM... SAMPSON... AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONINTUE TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
NCZ042-077-085-086-088-122230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 534 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 534 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH CONTINUES TO INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CUMBERLAND... HOKE... HARNETT... CHATHAM... SAMPSON... AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE FTHUNDERSTORMS WILL CONINTUE TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:51 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
NCC069-077-083-145-181-185-122300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 551 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 550 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA OVER GRANVILLE AND WARREN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 10 PM. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN CASE WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MLM
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:52 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
NCC069-077-083-145-181-185-122300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 551 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 550 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA OVER GRANVILLE AND WARREN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 10 PM. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF TrHREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN CASE WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MLM
Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:05 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
605 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995
TIME EVENT
448 PM EDT STANLY COUNTY...MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN LOCUST. REPORTED
BY POLICE.
518 PM EDT HOKE COUNTY...DIME SIZED HAIL IN RAEFORD. REPORTED
BY SHERIFF.
522 PM EDT SCOTLAND COUNTY...MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN LAURINBURG.
536 PM EDT CUMBERLAND COUNTY...QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN FAYETTEVILLE.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
550 PM EDT SAMPSON COUNTY...QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN NEWTON GROVE.
HAIL 1 INCH DEEP ON GROUND. 30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
607 PM EDT WAKE COUNTY...PEA SIZED HAIL IN KNIGHTDALE.Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:11 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
605 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995
TIME EVENT
448 PM EDT STANLY COUNTY...MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN LOCUST. REPORTED
BY POLICE.
518 PM EDT HOKE COUNTY...DIME SIZED HAIL IN RAEFORD. REPORTED
BY SHERIFF.
522 PM EDT SCOTLAND COUNTY...MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN LAURINBURG.
536 PM EDT CUMBERLAND COUNTY...QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN FAYETTEVILLE.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
550 PM EDT SAMPSON COUNTY...QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN NEWTON GROVE.
HAIL 1 INCH DEEP ON GROUND. 30 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
607 PM EDT WAKE COUNTY...PEA SIZED HAIL IN KNIGHTDALE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 12:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Wake | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 7:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax | 31 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.