Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2007, 3:55 PM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 15, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2007, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2007, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KRAH 151955 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 355 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION TO THE NORTHEAST... AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE MIDATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-160930- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.070416T0800Z-070417T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 355 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION... WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE AND BECOME VERY GUSTY LATE TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK... AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS... SOILS ARE SOFT AND TREES MAY BE EASILY DISLODGED AND TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE... LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. $$ HARTFIELD
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KRAH 160148 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 948 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION TO THE NORTHEAST... AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE MIDATLANTIC COAST. STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE FURTHER AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM MONDAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-161000- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.070416T0200Z-070417T0100Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 948 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST... WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH... AND REMAIN STRONG INTO MONDAY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS... SOILS ARE SOFT AND TREES WILL BE EASILY UPROOTED AND TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE... LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 160745 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 345 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE FURTHER AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-162100- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070417T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 345 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. AS A RESULT OF THIS POTENT STORM...NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SOILS ARE SOFT AND TREES WILL BE EASILY UPROOTED AND TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE OUTSIDE...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. $$ JFB
000 WWUS72 KRAH 161527 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1127 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE FURTHER AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-170100- /O.UPG.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070417T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.HW.W.0001.070416T1527Z-070417T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1127 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CENTERED JUST OFF THE NEW YORK CITY COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY. AS A RESULT OF THIS STORM... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS...SOILS ARE SOFT AND TREES WILL BE EASILY UPROOTED AND TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS. NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A DOWNED POWER LINE... DO NOT TOUCH OR CROSS THE WIRES AS THEY MAY STILL BE LIVE. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ HARTFIELD
000 WWUS72 KRAH 161530 CCA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1129 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE FURTHER AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-170100- /O.UPG.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070417T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.HW.W.0001.070416T1529Z-070417T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1129 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CENTERED JUST OFF THE NEW YORK CITY COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY. AS A RESULT OF THIS STORM... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS...SOILS ARE SOFT AND TREES WILL BE EASILY UPROOTED AND TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS. NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A DOWNED POWER LINE... DO NOT TOUCH OR CROSS THE WIRES AS THEY MAY STILL BE LIVE. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ HARTFIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 9:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Orange, Person | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 10:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 2:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Warren | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 7:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007
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.