Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 1995, 3:15 PM EDT for Montgomery County, North Carolina. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1995, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1995, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 911 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 061916 RRA SVRRDU NCC123-062015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 315 PM EDT THU JUL 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 315 PM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ABNER LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF LA E 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, Jul 6, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NCZ036-037-057-061820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 140 PM EDT THU JUL 06 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF IREDELL...ROWAN AND DAVIE UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 135 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY THROUGH CENTRAL ROWAN THROUGH THE CABARRUS COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR SALISBURY AND JUST EAST OF CHINA GROVE IN ROWAN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY AND OVER HIGH ROCK LAKE BY 215 PM EDT. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL OR EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF SALISBURY...SPENCER AND HIGH ROCK...REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT CLOUD LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL THROUGH AT LEAST 215 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ROWAN COUNTY AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF IREDELL AND DAVIE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THESE COUNTIES TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PREPARE TO SEEK SHELTER QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SR
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
NCZ036-037-057-061820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 140 PM EDT THU JUL 06 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF IREDELL...ROWAN AND DAVIE UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 135 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY THROUGH CENTRAL ROWAN THROUGH THE CABARRUS COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR SALISBURY AND JUST EAST OF CHINA GROVE IN ROWAN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY AND OVER HIGH ROCK LAKE BY 215 PM EDT. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL OR EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF SALISBURY...SPENCER AND HIGH ROCK...REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT CLOUD LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL THROUGH AT LEAST 215 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ROWAN COUNTY AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF IREDELL AND DAVIE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THESE COUNTIES TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PREPARE TO SEEK SHELTER QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SR
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
212 PM EDT THU JUL 6 1995
ATTN SELS...
1803Z...203 PM EDT...DAVIE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED NICKEL SIZE
HAIL ALONG US ROUTE 601...JUST NORTH OF THE
ROWAN COUNTY LINE...ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF MOCKSVILLE.
SRLocal storm report, Jul 6, 2:36 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
236 PM EDT THU JUL 6 1995
ATTN SELS...
1835Z...235 PM EDT...SPOTTER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
IN ROCKWELL IN SOUTHERN ROWAN COUNTY...ABOUT
10 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF SALISBURY.
APPROXIMATE TIME OF OCCURENCE 1800-1815Z.
SRLocal storm report, Jul 6, 2:38 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
236 PM EDT THU JUL 6 1995
ATTN SELS...
1835Z...235 PM EDT...SPOTTER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
IN ROCKWELL IN SOUTHERN ROWAN COUNTY...ABOUT
10 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF SALISBURY.
APPROXIMATE TIME OF OCCURENCE 1800-1815Z.
SRLocal storm report, Jul 6, 3:00 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
300 PM EDT THU JUL 6 1995
ATTN SELS...
1800-1815Z
200 PM- 215 PM EDT...TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN SALISBURY
IN ROWAN COUNTY. ROWAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED
EVENT AT 1850Z...TIMES APPROXIMATE.
1840Z...240 PM EDT...ROWAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS US ROUTE 52 JUST NORTHWEST OF
GOLD HILL IN SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY.
SRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 69 min |
| Jul 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore | 41 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.