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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 3, 1998Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1998, 11:15 PM EDT for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 3, 1998, 11:15 PM EDT (03:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 1998, 12:05 AM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Whole counties

County Sampson County, NC

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 11:45 PM EDTHail 0.88Clinton, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 1998-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1172 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 1998-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1172 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

349 
WUUS1 KRDU 040316 RRA
SVRRDU
NCC163-040405-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1115 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SAMPSON COUNTY

* UNTIL 1205 AM EDT

* AT 1114 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF SALEMBURG... MOVING
  EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEAR MIDWAY BY 1115 PM
  NEAR CLINTON BY 1130 PM

DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY
BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

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

Local storm report, Jun 3, 9:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
940 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0914 PM    SCOTLAND NECK             NC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   HALIFAX

0920 PM    DURHAM                    NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   DURHAM                         DURHAM FIRE DEPT REPORTED

0927 PM                              NC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   WAKE                           GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY RDU AIRPORT
                                          AUTHORITY AT RDU

0930 PM                              NC   1 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   WAKE                           3 MI SOUTH OF RDU REPORTED
                                          BY SKYWARN
Local storm report, Jun 3, 9:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
953 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0925 PM    BURLINGTON                NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/03/98   ALAMANCE                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          BURLINGTON AREA

0940 PM    RALEIGH DURHAM ARPT       NC   1 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   WAKE                           AIRPORT OBSERVER REPORTED
                                          1 INCH HAIL

0946 PM    RALEIGH                   NC   1 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   WAKE                           SKYWARN REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL ON POOL RD IN
                                          EAST RALEIGH
Local storm report, Jun 3, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
955 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0953 PM    CLAYTON                   NC   1 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   JOHNSTON                       SKYWARN REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL IN CLAYTON
Local storm report, Jun 3, 10:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1004 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0930 PM    EFLAND                    NC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   ORANGE                         SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL
                                          SIZE HAIL NEAR EFLAND

0940 PM    CHAPEL HILL               NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   ORANGE                         I40 AND AIRPORT ROAD
                                          SKYWARN REPORTED DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL

1000 PM    ARCHERS LODGE             NC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   JOHNSTON                       SKYWARN REPORTED GOLF BALL
                                          SIZE HAIL IN ARCHERS LODGE
Local storm report, Jun 3, 10:40 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
1040 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    WELCOME                   NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   DAVIDSON                       DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
                                          WELCOME

1024 PM                              NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/03/98   WAKE                           TREES DOWN IN HOLLY
                                          SPRINGS REPORTED BY HAM
                                          OPERATOR
Local storm report, Jun 3, 10:40 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
1040 PM EDT WED JUN 03 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    WELCOME                   NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/03/98   DAVIDSON                       DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
                                          WELCOME

1024 PM                              NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/03/98   WAKE                           TREES DOWN IN HOLLY
                                          SPRINGS REPORTED BY HAM
                                          OPERATOR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax35 min
Jun 3, 8:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWarren34 min
Jun 3, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham34 min
Jun 3, 9:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax19 min
Jun 3, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance36 min
Jun 3, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWake51 min
Jun 3, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHOrange36 min
Jun 3, 9:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWarren36 min
Jun 3, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston32 min
Jun 3, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson33 min
Jun 3, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham33 min
Jun 3, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham36 min
Jun 3, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHRandolph36 min
Jun 3, 10:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWake35 min
Jun 3, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax33 min
Jun 3, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHLee35 min
Jun 3, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery34 min
Jun 3, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.