Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 1998, 4:43 PM EDT for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 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, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 1998, 5:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sampson County, NC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:50 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Spiveys Corner, NC | Three trees were downed on Midway Elementary School Road in Spivey's Corner. |
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 nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1557 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
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, 4 hours 58 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, 4 hours 58 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
Local storm report, May 27, 2:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
213 PM EDT WED MAY 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0209 PM LAURINBURG NC 1 INCH HAIL
05/27/98 SCOTLAND SCOTLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPT REPORTED QUARTER SIZE
HAIL IN LAURINBURGLocal storm report, May 27, 4:19 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
419 PM EDT WED MAY 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0408 PM RAEFORD NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/27/98 HOKE SHERIFFS DEPT REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL IN THE AREA OF
TIMBERLAND AND RAEFORD.
STRONG WINDS REPORTED WITH
ONE TREE DOWN ON A ROAD.
0413 PM CLINTON NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/27/98 SAMPSON LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED
DIME-SIZE HAIL IN CLINTON.Local storm report, May 27, 4:19 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
419 PM EDT WED MAY 27 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0408 PM RAEFORD NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/27/98 HOKE SHERIFFS DEPT REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL IN THE AREA OF
TIMBERLAND AND RAEFORD.
STRONG WINDS REPORTED WITH
ONE TREE DOWN ON A ROAD.
0413 PM CLINTON NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/27/98 SAMPSON LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED
DIME-SIZE HAIL IN CLINTON.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, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Scotland | 34 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, 4:56 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.