Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2006, 7:49 PM EDT for Anson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 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
- Jul 15, 2006, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2006, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Anson County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 15, 7:48 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 7:48 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 9:34 AM EDT, 10 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 934 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-161345- 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- 934 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...VERY INTENSE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM 1 PM THROUGH 10 PM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL POSE A THREAT OF FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THUNDERSTORMS...HEAT INDEX VALES WILL HOVER AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD POSE A THREAT TO THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HOT WEATHER INCLUDING CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IF FORECAST TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS DO NOT CHANGE...HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED MID WEEK. THE HOT WEATHER PATTERN WILL ALSO BE CONDUCIVE TO POOR AIR QUALITY FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. VINCENT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 429 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NCZ041-042-152130- JOHNSTON-WAKE- 429 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN WAKE COUNTY AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 429 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLLY SPRINGS TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF COATS CROSSROADS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CLAYTON...COATS CROSSROADS...FOUR OAKS...AND SMITHFIELD. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS. OCCASIONAL...BUT DEADLY...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MWS
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 441 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NCZ021-022-152145- FORSYTH-GUILFORD- 441 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FORSYTH AND GUILFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 441 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES NORTH OF RURAL HALL...OR ABOUT OVER FRANCISCO...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...RURAL HALL... STANLEYVILLE...PFAFFTOWN. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND AWNINGS COULD BE TOSSED AROUND. VINCENT
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 442 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NCZ042-078-152145- JOHNSTON-WAYNE- 442 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY AND WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 442 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KENLY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... NAHUNTA... FREMONT... AND PIKEVILLE. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS. MWS
Local storm report, Jul 15, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
445 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST ROCKINGHAM 34.91N 79.77W
07/15/2006 RICHMOND NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
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DJFLocal storm report, Jul 15, 5:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 20 min |
| Jul 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Scotland | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 42 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.