Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1995, 5:23 PM EDT for Harnett County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 1995, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1995, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Harnett County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 972 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 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 122126 RRA SVRRDU NCC085-122215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 523 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...HARNETT COUNTY AT 523 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN HARNETT COUNTY NEAR BARCLAYSVILLE AND DUNN. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO HAVE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS THUNDERSTORM SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 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 IMMED:IATELY AND REPORT DAMAGE TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JWC
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, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
NCZ037-057-121945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 312 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 310 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOCKSVILLE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY BY 320 PM. ALSO AT 310 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN CABARRUS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY AND OVER HIGH ROCK AND HIGH ROCK LAKE BY 345 PM. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY OR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...PREPARE NOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SR
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
NCZ037-057-121945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 312 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 310 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOCKSVILLE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY BY 320 PM. ALSO AT 310 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN CABARRUS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY AND OVER HIGH ROCK AND HIGH ROCK LAKE BY 345 PM. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTY OR SOUFTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...PREPARE NOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SR
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:31 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
NCZ075-077-085-086-088-084-122130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 431 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 430 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND... RICHMOND AND HOKE. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH AND INTO THE COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND... MOORE AND HARNETT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR FT. BRAGG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH HEAVY RAINS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND RAINS MAYBE HEAVY ENOUGH TO FLOOD SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALREADY AFFECTED BY RAINS TODAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:32 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
NCZ075-077-085-086-088-084-122130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 431 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 430 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND... RICHMOND AND HOKE. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH AND INTO THE COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND... MOORE AND HARNETT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR FT. BRAGG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH HEAVY RAINS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND RAINS MAYBE HEAVY ENOUGH TO FLOOD SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALREADY AFFECTED BY RAINS TODAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:50 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
NCZ007-008-009-024-025-040-122145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 450 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 450 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN ALAMANCE... GRANVILLE... VANCE... ORANGE... PERSON... AND CHATHAM COUNTIES. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TAKE SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:04 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
NCZ041-042-077-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 503 PM EDT MON JUN 12 1995 AT 503 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIEC RADAR IN RALEIGH INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN HARNETT... JOHNSTON AND WAKE COUNTIES THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND BUILDING IN INTENISTY IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE THUNDERST ORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. JWC
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, 5:36 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, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 35 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.