Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 11, 2002, 11:24 AM EST for Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2002, 11:24 AM EST (16:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2002, 11:45 AM EST
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Edgecombe County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566 WUUS52 KRAH 111624 SVRRAH NCC065-111645- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1124 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 1145 AM EST * AT 1124 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF CONETOE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF TARBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... SPEED PRINCEVILLE CONETOE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. THESE WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. $$ LAT...LON 3585 7768 3570 7757 3595 7698 3615 7712 DGS
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.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 11, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 955 AM EST EST MON NOV 11 2002 SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS IN PLACE THIS MORNING OVER CENTRAL NC. RADAR DEPICTS CLEARLY DEFINED LEWP OVER SECTIONS OF SANDHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SURPRISED THAT NOT RECEIVING MORE WIND DAMAGE REPORTS OVER SOUTHWEST COUNTIES. PLAN TO LEAVE FORECAST PACKAGE AS IS BUT MENTION DIMINISHING SHOWERS/STORMS OVER MOST OF THE PIEDMONT AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THIS REGION THIS AFTERNOON. MAY NEED TO ADJUST TEMPS IN THE WEST DOWN A CATEGORY BUT MAINTAIN ELSEWHERE. .RAH...NONE WSS
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 5:50 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-121050- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 550 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST PIEDMONT AND THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE A POSSIBILITY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... GREENSBORO SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ENTER DETAILS HERE...
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 11, 10:35 AM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1035 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 AM 6 SOUTH ROLESVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02 WAKE SEVERAL TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS 6 MILES
SOUTH OF ROLESVILLE IN WAKE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY
SKYWARN.
KKLocal storm report, Nov 11, 10:57 AM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1057 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 AM 6 SOUTHEAST GODWIN NC WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02 CUMBERLAND TREES DOWNED ON SMITHFIELD
ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 82
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF
GODWIN AND FALCON IN
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. REPORTED
BY SKYWARN.
KKSpecial weather statement, Nov 11, 11:10 AM EST, 14 minutes before
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-111630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1110 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 ...TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM... ...STRING TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO EXIT FAR EASTERN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BY 1130 AM EST... THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT HALIFAX...EDGECOMBE...WILSON....WAYNE AND SAMPSON COUNTIES BY 1130 AM. THE STORMS IN WAYNE AND SAMPSON COUNTIES HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE...THUS YOU NEED TO TAKE THE WARNINGS TO HEART. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS APPROACHING SEVEN SPRINGS...WALNUT CREEK...IVANHOE...CLINTON AND HARRELLS...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. WSS
Special weather statement, Nov 11, 11:10 AM EST, 14 minutes before
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-111630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1110 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 ...TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM... ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO EXIT FAR EASTERN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BY 1130 AM EST... THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT HALIFAX...EDGECOMBE...WILSON....WAYNE AND SAMPSON COUNTIES BY 1130 AM. THE STORMS IN WAYNE AND SAMPSON COUNTIES HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE...THUS YOU NEED TO TAKE THE WARNINGS TO HEART. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS APPROACHING SEVEN SPRINGS...WALNUT CREEK...IVANHOE...CLINTON AND HARRELLS...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. WSS
Local storm report, Nov 11, 11:16 AM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1116 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM 7 N GOLDSBORO NC WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02 WAYNE POWER LINES AND LARGE
TREES DOWNED BY MEASURED 55
MPH THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN.
KKLocal storm report, Nov 11, 11:18 AM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
1118 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1105 AM GOLDSBORO NC WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02 WAYNE CAR DAMAGED BY DOWNED TREE
DUE TO HIGH THUNDERSTORM
WINDS IN GOLDSBORO.
REPORTED BY SKYWARN.
KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 7:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 37 min |
| Nov 11, 8:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 34 min |
| Nov 11, 8:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 46 min |
| Nov 11, 8:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 45 min |
| Nov 11, 8:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Lee | 48 min |
| Nov 11, 9:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 49 min |
| Nov 11, 9:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 30 min |
| Nov 11, 9:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 55 min |
| Nov 11, 9:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 50 min |
| Nov 11, 9:40 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wake | 35 min |
| Nov 11, 9:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 49 min |
| Nov 11, 9:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 38 min |
| Nov 11, 10:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 41 min |
| Nov 11, 10:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 41 min |
| Nov 11, 10:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash | 30 min |
| Nov 11, 10:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash | 26 min |
| Nov 11, 10:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 40 min |
| Nov 11, 10:49 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 26 min |
| Nov 11, 10:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 32 min |
| Nov 11, 11:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 12 min |
| Nov 11, 11:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.