Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 1995, 7:24 PM EDT for Moore County, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 1995, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1995, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 400 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 242325 RRA SVRRDU NCC151-125-250000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 724 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...NORTHERN MOORE COUNTY AT 721 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEAGROVE IN SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING NORTHERN MOORE COUNTY BY 735 PM. DOWNBURST WINDS FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN SOMETIMES REACH 100 MPH. A POWERFUL DOWNBURST CAN BE AS BAD AS A TORNADO. THESE WINDS DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...OVERTURN MOBILE HOMES...AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGES PROMP@TLY 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
Local storm report, Jul 24, 6:30 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
628 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995
TIME EVENT
615 PM TREES DOWN IN THE TIMBERLAKE AREA IN SOUTHERN PERSON
COUNTY. ALSO STREET FLOODING. REPORTED BY PERSON COUNTY
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
RFGSpecial weather statement, Jul 24, 6:37 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
NCZ007-008-024-025-041-242345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 637 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 AT 633 PM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN A LINE FROM SOUTHERN PERSON COUNTY INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST DURHAM COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE TRIANGLE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE 730 PM. REPORT ANY HAIL OR DAMAGING WEATHER TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RFG
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:38 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
NCZ007-008-024-025-041-242345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 637 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 AT 633 PM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN A LINE FROM SOUTHERN PERSON COUNTY INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST DURHAM COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE TRIANGLE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE 730 PM. REPORT ANY HAIL OR DAMAGING WEATHER TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RFG
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:39 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
NCZ007-008-024-025-041-242345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 637 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 AT 633 PM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN A LINE FROM SOUTHERN PERSON COUNTY INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST DURHAM COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE TRIANGLE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE 730 PM. REPORT ANY HAIL OR DAMAGING WEATHER TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RFG
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:05 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
NCZ041-250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 705 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 AT 700 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER DURHAM COUNTY. THE STORM WAS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS WELL IN ADVANCE OF ITSELF. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING FALLS LAKE IN NORTHERN WAKE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. IN ADDTION TO THE WIND HAZARD...THIS THUNDERSTORM HAVE BEEN PRODUCING NUMBEROUS LIGHTNING STRIK IN A SHORT TIME. PERSONS ON OR AROUND FALLS LAKE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDAITELY. LISTEN FOR LATER STAEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:08 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
NCZ041-250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 705 PM EDT MON JUL 24 1995 AT 700 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER DURHAM COUNTY. THE STORM WAS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS WELL IN ADVANCE OF ITSELF. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING FALLS LAKE IN NORTHERN WAKE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. IN ADDTION TO THE WIND HAZARD...THIS THUNDERSTORM HAVE BEEN PRODUCING NUMBEROUS LIGHTNING STRIK$ IN A SHORT TIME. PERSONS ON OR AROUND FALLS LAKE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDAITELY. LISTEN FOR LATER STAEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Wake | 27 min |
| Jul 24, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 25 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.