Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1995, 10:49 PM EDT for Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 1995, 10:49 PM EDT (02:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1995, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Forsyth County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 1722 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1289 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 260252 RRA SVRRDU NCC067-260330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 1049 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...FORSYTH COUNTY AT 1045 PM DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINED OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FORSYTH COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY NEAR THE HIGHWAY 421 AND 40 SPLIT HAD REPORTS OF THE STRONG WINDS BLOWING DOWN TREE LIMBS. THERE WAS ALSO A REPORT OF SOME MINOR POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR DAMAGING WIND. FREQUENT LIGHTNING DLOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN POSE A DANGER WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTEIMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGE TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY 2TO THE NA OWEATHER SERVICE. RHJ
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 25, 5:49 PM EDT, 5 hours before
NCZ041-252245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 549 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER RALEIGH... AT 545 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RALEIGH. THE STORMS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY AT AROUND 530 PM AND HAVE MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE PAST 15 MINUTES. HEAVY RAIN WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL PONDING OF WATER OR MINOR STREET FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF RALEIGH. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT ADDITIONAL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES OR FROM WATER ON ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DELGADO : . #6 h`7q4WSUS& a`9 WUUS < WUUS 0XWSUS >~WWUS $ &Z V > =+X <a`WWUS 3U^WSUS <WWUS~ P fWWUS <'s WUUS &WWCNZ =+X WUUS 0 YVHFPCA
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
NCZ041-252245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 549 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER RALEIGH... AT 545 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RALEIGH. THE STORMS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY AT AROUND 530 PM AND HAVE MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE PAST 15 MINUTES. HEAVY RAIN WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL PONDING OF WATER OR MINOR STREET FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF RALEIGH. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT ADDITIONAL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES OR FROM WATER ON ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DELGADO
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 10:01 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
NCZ36-260245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 1000PMEDT TUE JUL 25 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO IREDELL COUNTY... AT 955PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN IREDELL COUNTY. THE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. THEY ARE MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. ALL PERSONS IN IREDELL COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING SHOULD ONE OF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WJB
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 10:36 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
NCZ37-260330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 1036 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD DAVIE COUNTY... AT 1030PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH IREDELL COUNTY TOWARD WESTERN DAVIE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH IREDELL COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. ALL PERSONS IN DAVIE COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING SHOULD ONE OF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WJB
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 10:37 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
NCZ37-260330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 1036 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD DAVIE COUNTY... AT 1030PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH IREDELL COUNTY TOWARD WESTERN DAVIE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH IREDELL COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. ALL PERSONS IN DAVIE COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING SHOULD ONE OF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR COMMERCIAL RADIhO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WJB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 37 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.