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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2006, 5:35 PM EDT for Harnett County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 12, 2006, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Harnett County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 1211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 Jun 12, 2:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 245 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... EAST-WEST FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN TIER OF CWA WILL GRADUALLY SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTION...ALONG WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND MID LEVEL TROUGH ROTATING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SO WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS NORTH OF BOUNDARY...LIKELY POPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF BOUNDARY. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT... NORTH/NORTHEAST. THUS EXPECT CONSIDERABLE LOW CLOUDINESS TO REMAIN MUCH OF THE NIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK. LOWS TONIGHT UPPER 50S TO MID 60S SOUTHEAST. TUESDAY... ONLY A SMALL CHANCE SHOWERS LINGERING SOUTHERN TIER EARLY MORNING. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON TUESDAY. HIGHS LOWER TO MID 80S. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... REMNANTS OF ALBERTO COMING INTO PLAY FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GREATEST EFFECT (HIGHEST POPS) EASTERN CWA DURING WEDNESDAY. GFS/NAM DIFFER ON HANDLING THE SYSTEM AS NAM MORE CONSISTENT WITH TPC TRACK. GFS DRIER AND EVOLVES INTO AN ELONGATED TROUGH. POPS IN LINE WITH NAM SOLUTION. SYSTEM PULLING AWAY FROM AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WESTERN CWA WILL BE THE WARMEST WITH LESS CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S WEST....UPPER 70S EAST WITH LIKELY POPS. DIMINISHING POPS FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WARMER. HIGHS MID/UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... GENERALLY A DRY PERIOD. HPC GUIDANCE ACCEPTED WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S...REACHING AROUND 90 BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION... CONDS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOST TAF SITES DROPPING FROM VFR TO MVFR/IFR CIGS/VIS AS SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTHERN TIER SLOWLY DROPS SOUTH...LOWERING CIGS AND REDUCING VIS IN FOG AS MUCH COOLER AIR SLOWLY ADVANCES INTO WARM...MOIST AIRMASS TO THE SOUTH. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...RA LONG TERM...RA AVIATION...VINCENT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:37 AM EDT, 12 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 437 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130845- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 437 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH THIS MORNING... THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE TODAY... ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN AND SANDHILLS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN. PWB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 231 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 NCZ042-073>078-083>086-088-089-122015- JOHNSTON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND- SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITHFIELD...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 231 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT... SANDHILLS... AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64 AND MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE... ALBEMARLE... LAURINBURG... FAYETTEVILLE... GOLDSBORO... AND SMITHFIELD. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BSD
Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
304 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM HAIL LAURINBURG 34.77N 79.47W
06/12/2006 E1.00 INCH SCOTLAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CITY OF LAURINBURG.
&&
BSDLocal storm report, Jun 12, 3:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
307 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL LAURINBURG 34.77N 79.47W
06/12/2006 E1.00 INCH SCOTLAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CITY OF LURINBURG.
&&
BSDLocal storm report, Jun 12, 4:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Wake | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wake | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Scotland | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Lee | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 22 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.