Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1995, 9:26 PM EDT for Orange County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1995, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1995, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Orange County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 2354 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KRDU 110126 RRA SVRRDU NCC135-110200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 926 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AT 925 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAPEL HILL. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. 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. MLM
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 10, 5:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
NCZ021-038-102200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 459 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS FORMED OVER THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO DAVIDSON AND FORSYTH COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALERT IN THE EVENT THAT WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. MLM
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
NCZ007-024-040-075-076-023-022-039-074-084-021-038-057-073-083- 110100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 700 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT... AT 655 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. STORMS OVER STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES WILL BE MOVING INTO ALAMANCE AND GUILFORD COUNTIES BY 730 PM...WHILE STORMS BETWEEN SALISBURY AND CHARLOTTE WILL BE AFFECTING STANLY COUNTY BY 715 PM AND ANSON COUNTY BY 745 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR FROM THESE STORMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLY FLOODED ROADWAYS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...AND STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. JBM
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
NCZ007-024-040-075-076-023-022-039-074-084-021-038-057-073-083- 110100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 700 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT... AT 655 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. STORMS OVER STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES WILL BE MOVING INTO ALAMANCE AND GUILFORD COUNTIES BY 730 PM...WHILE STORMS BETWEEN SALISBURY AND CHARLOTTE WILL BE AFFECTING STANLY COUNTY BY 715 PM AND ANSON COUNTY BY 745 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR FROM THESE STORMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLY FLOODED jROADWAYS. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...AND STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. JBM
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 8:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
NCZ007-008-009-010-024-025-026-040-041-075-076-085-086-023-022- 074-084-021-073-083-110215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 818 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GREENSBORO MOVING TOWARDS BURLINGTON...WILL APPROACH THE TRIANGLE AREA BY 9 PM... AT 815 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM JUST NORTH OF GREENSBORO IN GUILFORD COUNTY NORTHEAST INTO CASWELL COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO BURLINGTON BY 830 PM...AND INTO PERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES BY 9 PM. THEY MAY AFFECT DURHAM AND RALEIGH BY 10 PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE IN STANLY AND ANSON COUNTIES...ALSO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE INTENSIFIED SINCE 730 PM AND WILL MOVE INTO MONTGOMERY AND RICHMOND COUNTIES BY 9 PM. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR IN SOME LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. JBM
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 8:36 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
NCZ007-008-009-110145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 836 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED IN PERSON COUNTY... AT 835 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HYCO LAKE IN NORTHWEST PERSON COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PERSON COUNTY INTO GRANVILLE COUNTY BY 930 PM...ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS STORM SHORTLY...STAY TUNED. JBM
Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:22 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
920 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME EVENT
915 PM EDT PERSON COUNTY...DIME-SIZE HAIL NEAR WOODSDALE...MINOR
FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 501 NEAR ROXBORO. REPORTED BY
PERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT.
JBMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.