Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 1998, 2:06 PM EDT for Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 1998, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 1998, 2:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scotland County, NC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:07 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Laurinburg, NC |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, May 27, 11:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088>089-281600- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1145 AM EDT WED MAY 27 1998 ..ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... (THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA APPLIES ONLY TO THE COUNTIES LISTED AT THE END OF TEXT.) THE AIR MASS OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUES TO BE UNSTABLE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILL APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...FURTHER DESTABILIZING THE AIR OVER NORTH CAROLINA. A LACK OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL LIMIT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS IS POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL END FROM THE WEST TONIGHT WITH MOST ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE COASTAL PLAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST NORTH OF A ASHEBORO-GOLDSBORO LINE...BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT....ALTHOUGH A RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INTO TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE MAINLY FROM DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT...LARGE HAIL. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER...SHOULD IT DEVELOP...IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED. JBM ********************************************************************* ALAMANCE ANSON CHATHAM CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN GRANVILLE GUILFORD HALIFAX HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON LEE MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH RICHMOND SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY VANCE WAKE WARREN WAYNE WILSON
Special weather statement, May 27, 11:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088>089-281600- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1145 AM EDT WED MAY 27 1998 ..ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... (THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA APPLIES ONLY TO THE COUNTIES LISTED AT THE END OF TEXT.) THE AIR MASS OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUES TO BE UNSTABLE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILL APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...FURTHER DESTABILIZING THE AIR OVER NORTH CAROLINA. A LACK OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL LIMIT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS IS POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL END FROM THE WEST TONIGHT WITH MOST ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE COASTAL PLAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST NORTH OF A ASHEBORO-GOLDSBORO LINE...BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT....ALTHOUGH A RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INTO TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE MAINLY FROM DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT...LARGE HAIL. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER...SHOULD IT DEVELOP...IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED. JBM ********************************************************************* ALAMANCE ANSON CHATHAM CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN GRANVILLE GUILFORD HALIFAX HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON LEE MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH RICHMOND SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY VANCE WAKE WARREN WAYNE WILSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 32 min |
| May 26, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 34 min |
| May 26, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 34 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 16 min |
| May 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Moore | 15 min |
| May 26, 10:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Lee | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 29 min |
| May 26, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 23 min |
| May 26, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 32 min |
| May 26, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 27 min |
| May 27, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 33 min |
| May 27, 12:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 32 min |
| May 27, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke | 32 min |
| May 27, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Scotland | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 35 min |
| May 27, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 37 min |
| May 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 35 min |
| May 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 35 min |
| May 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 34 min |
| May 27, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery | 35 min |
| May 27, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Richmond | 32 min |
| May 27, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 34 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.