Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 022229
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
625 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

NCC007-030015-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080803T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANSON NC-
625 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL ANSON COUNTY...

AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 
CENTRAL ANSON COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BACK BUILD TO THE 
WEST OF WADESBORO AND THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. TWO 
TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 
74 AND CLOSE TO HIGHWAY 52. FLOODING IS BECOMING INCREASING LIKELY 
NEAR WADESBORO...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOW LYING WADE MILLS AREA IN 
EASTERN WADESBORO JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 74.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3510 8019 3510 8005 3509 8003 3509 8001
      3509 8000 3511 7996 3511 7991 3491 7988
      3492 8019

$$

JFB

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 022317
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
714 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

NCC007-030015-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080803T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANSON NC-
714 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL ANSON COUNTY...

AT 712 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 
FLOODING OCCURRING IN CENTRAL ANSON COUNTY. AT 707 PM...ANSON COUNTY 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 74 IN WADESBORO IS 
FLOODED AND CLOSED. THIS FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF SLOW MOVING 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF RAIN. 
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR. WITH THIS 
RAINFALL...FURTHER FLASH FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED IN AND IN THE 
VICINITY OF WADESBORO. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LILESVILLE 
AND WADESBORO.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3510 8019 3510 8005 3509 8003 3509 8001
      3509 8000 3511 7996 3511 7991 3491 7988
      3492 8019

$$

JFB

000 
WGUS72 KRAH 030008
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

NCC007-030016-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080803T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANSON NC-
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ANSON COUNTY...

REPORTS FROM ANSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATE THAT THE 
FLOODING WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER IN WADESBORO HAS SUBSIDED AND ALL 
ROADS ARE NOW PASSABLE. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED 
ACROSS THE COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

IF YOU EXPERIENCED ANY FLOODING EARLIER THIS EVENING...PLEASE PASS 
THE INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK 
THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH.

LAT...LON 3510 8019 3510 8005 3509 8003 3509 8001
      3509 8000 3511 7996 3511 7991 3491 7988
      3492 8019

$$

JFB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
553 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE... ACCOMPANIED BY A MID LEVEL
IMPULSE... WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL THEN HOLD OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK... BRINGING TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGH HEAT INDEX
VALUES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 550 PM SATURDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 782 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL NC UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING.

LATEST MSAS SHOWS AT LEAST MODEST SURFACE DIVERGENCE OVER THE NORTH
HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...WITH A WEDGE OF DRIER AIR MOVING
INTO THIS AREA AS WELL.  KTDF...KGSO...AND KRZZ WERE THREE LOCATIONS
THAT SHOWED SURFACE DEW POINTS HAVING FALLEN INTO THE MID 60S.  THE
BEST SURFACE CONVERGENCE WAS IN VICINITY OF ONGOING DEEP CONVECTION
WHICH WAS MOSTLY OVER THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT.  SURFACE-BASED LIFTED
INDICES WERE AS LOW AS -7C ON MSAS...AND AS SUCH WILL MAINTAIN THE
WATCH IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER...
BUT ANTICIPATE THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO FOCUS OVER THE
SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT...POSSIBLY EXTENDING TOWARD THE KFAY AREA.

AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY...THE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
DISPLAY A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP INTO MULTI-CELL CLUSTER LINE SEGMENTS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PRIMARILY DAMAGING WINDS...AS STEEP LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND WEST NORTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW ON THE ORDER OF 20
TO 30 KNOTS (HIGHEST NEAR THE VA BORDER) PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ORGANIZED SURFACE BASED COLD POOLS AS THE STORMS PROPAGATE
SOUTHEASTWARD. BRIEFLY SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
INITIAL UPDRAFT DEVELOPMENT...HOWEVER...BEFORE THE OUTFLOW ORGANIZES
THE STORMS INTO THESE LINE SEGMENTS.

FOR TONIGHT...EXPECT DEEP CONVECTION TO LINGER LONGEST OVER THE
SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA WHERE THE SURFACE TO H85 TROUGH IS
FORECAST TO STALL. A MID/UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS
THIS AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO CROSS OUR REGION OVERNIGHT. WHILE THIS
MAY PROVIDE FOR A SHOWER OR TWO OVERNIGHT...NOCTURNAL COOLING AND
CONVECTIVE OVERTURNING SHOULD MINIMIZE INSTABILITY AND RESULTANTLY
KEEP COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MINIMAL AT BEST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S
TO LOWER 70S.

FOR SUNDAY... THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH AND THETA-E RIDGE WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE SOUTH... WHILE A WEAK SHEAR AXIS ALOFT SETTLES OVERHEAD
FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE MAY PROVIDE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM WHERE CONVERGENCE IS MAXIMIZED INVOF THE LOW LEVEL
TROUGH. HOWEVER... FEEL THAT THE COMBINATION OF SLIGHTLY DRIER
SURFACE DEWPOINTS (INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH)... AND THE PRESENCE A DRY MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSION
SHOULD LIMIT INSTABILITY AND RESULTANT POTENTIAL FOR DEEP MOIST
CONVECTION... AND HAVE ACCORDINGLY MAINTAINED A DRY FORECAST.
FORECAST LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES SUGGEST HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 315 PM SATURDAY...

WHILE THE EVENING SHOULD BE DRY SUNDAY NIGHT...A LITTLE
DISCONCERTING ARE THE BUFR SOUNDINGS FROM BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS.
AS DEEPER MOISTURE STARTS TO RETURN TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AS
SHOWN IN INCREASING 700MB THETA-E...BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS PROVIDE
FOR WEAK EROSION OF THE MID-LEVEL CAP.  AS THE MID-LEVEL CAP WEAKENS
AND LIFT INCREASES SOME WITH INCREASING MOISTURE...THERE COULD BE AN
ISOLATED...ELEVATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.  LIFT BECOMES MODEST
OVERNIGHT SUNDAY PARTICULARLY ON THE NAM.  OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE
IN THE MID 60S NORTHWEST WHERE THE SURFACE WINDS MAY BECOME
NORTHERLY FOR A TIME...AND IN THE LOWER 70S TO THE SOUTHEAST.

BUFR SOUNDINGS ARE FAIRLY UNSTABLE IN BOTH AFTERNOONS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH LESS SO TUESDAY PARTICULARLY IN THE TRIAD.
ALTHOUGH WILL NOTE THE ZERO POPS ON THE FWC GUIDANCE...DECENT UPPER
DIFFLUENCE IS IN PLACE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  THE NAM IS SUGGESTIVE OF DEEP
MOISTURE AND PLENTY OF AVAILABLE LIFT ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF U.S. 64...
LESSER TO THE NORTH.  PLAN TO HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS
GRADUATED NORTH TO SOUTH.  CONSENSUS OF 1000-850MB THICKNESSES FROM
THE NAM AND THE GFS WOULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES OF 93 TO 95 DEGREES
AND MOST AREAS WILL SHOW HIGHS OF THAT VALUES...ALTHOUGH GIVEN THE
NORTHERLY FLOW TO START THE DAY IN THE TRIAD AND THE AMPLE OVERALL
STABILITY ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MORNING...MIXING MAY BE DELAYED
THERE AND HIGHS ON MONDAY MAY ONLY BE NEAR 90.

ON TUESDAY...AIR IS SLIGHTLY DRIER OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
AND AS MENTIONED ABOVE...VERY DRY ESPECIALLY ON THE NAM BUFR
SOUNDINGS OVER THE TRIAD.  IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO INITIATE DEEP
CONVECTION TUESDAY...BUT WITH AVAILABLE INSTABILITY WOULD NOT RULE
OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH THE SURFACE TROUGH STILL IN
PLACE.  WILL HAVE THE IMMEDIATE TRIAD DRY...BUT WILL FORECAST A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ELSEWHERE.  1000-850MB
THICKNESSES CONTINUE TO INCREASE...SHOWING VALUES SUPPORTING HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE UPPER 90S.  HEAT INDICES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF U.S. 1...WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM SATURDAY...

THE EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN CONSENSUS WITH BUILDING AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN CONUS WHILE PROGRESSIVELY DEEPENING UPPER TROUGHING
OVER THE EAST.  THE EARLY PART OF THE LONG-TERM PERIOD WILL FEATURE
WARM TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.  THE GENERAL TREND OF 1000-850MB
THICKNESSES HAS BEEN DOWN OVER THE LAST MODEL RUN OR TWO FROM THE
GFS AND THE DGEX...WHILE THE SAME THICKNESSES ON THE ECMWF HAVE
SHOWN A MARKED INCREASE.  IN GENERAL...GFS MOS TEMPERATURES HAVE
BEEN ON A DOWNWARD TREND AND THIS TREND SEEMS REASONABLE GIVEN THAT
WEDNESDAY APPEARS TO BE THE DAY WHEN THE FOCUS OF RIDGING BEGINS TO
MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  STILL THINK THE DAY
WILL BE VERY WARM...IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WHICH IS IN LINE WITH
THE GFS 1000-850MB THICKNESSES FOR WEDNESDAY.  SUCH READINGS FOR
MAXIMUMS...COMBINED WITH CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED DEW POINTS...WOULD
PUSH HEAT INDICES AT LEAST TO AROUND THE HEAT ADVISORY THRESHOLD.

AS THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES...AS ALWAYS IN THE LONG-TERM...
THE TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES ALOFT WILL BE DIFFICULT.  STILL...
ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THURSDAY FOR CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS PART OF THE FORECAST.  AS THE
UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO DEEPEN...A SURFACE FRONT SHOULD START TO MAKE
PROGRESS SOUTH TOWARD CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  THE CANADIAN DEVELOPS
A SHARP SURFACE TROUGH OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...AND BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF AGREE ON BRINGING THROUGH
THE STATE AT LEAST A MODERATELY-STRONG MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE.  NCEP
PROBABILISTIC QPF IS HIGHEST ON THURSDAY IN THE EXTENDED RANGE...IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAJORITY OF GFS MOS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.  FOR THE
REST OF THE LONG-TERM PERIOD...IF THE MODELS VERIFY AND THE TROUGH
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES OUT WEST...THERE SHOULD
BE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR THE SURFACE FRONT TO SLIP JUST SOUTH OF
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.  FOR NOW...WILL
MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WITH THE HIGHER
POPS IN A RELATIVE SENSE SOUTH BASED ON THE HPC FRONTAL POSITION FOR
FRIDAY MORNING.  ON SATURDAY...WILL OPT FOR DRY NORTH AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE SOUTH...ALTHOUGH THE MOST LIKELY ALTERNATIVE AT THIS POINT
WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DRIER FORECAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IF THE COLD
FRONT IS ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS SOUTH.  DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR...
THOUGH...IT IS PROBABLY A BETTER FORECAST TO ANTICIPATE SLOW
PROGRESS.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER THAN THE EARLY
PART OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH VALUES QUITE POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 85 TO
AROUND 90 NORTH OF THE FRONT BY SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM SATURDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 782 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
NC UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING.

THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER OVER NORTHERN NC IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY AS IT PROPAGATES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE
RAIN-COOLED AIR BENEATH THE GROWING CLUSTER BECOMES MORE
ORGANIZED... GUSTY SURFACE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALL ALONG THE LINE... WHILE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. ADDITIONAL MORE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN CONVECTIVE
LINE. LIGHTER INTENSITY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL THEN
PERSIST FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEHIND THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS. DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL BY ABOUT 21Z IN THE WEST AND 03Z
AT KFAY. AN APPROACHING MID/UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY TRIGGER A
FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT... BUT NOCTURNAL COOLING AND CONVECTIVE
OVERTURNING SHOULD SUFFICIENTLY STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE TO KEEP
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MINIMAL AT BEST. OTHERWISE... PATCHY FOG WITH
VSBYS 3-6SM IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE SATURATED LOW
LEVELS AND MOIST SOIL... ESPECIALLY AT FAY/RWI WHERE SURFACE
MOISTURE SHOULD BE HIGHEST.

FOR SUNDAY... A LOW LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO STALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF NC... AND THIS MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AT KFAY DURING THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... AS A
VERY WARM AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS BUILDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.CLIMATE...
DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR AUGUST 4TH AND 5TH AND 6TH.

                RDU        GSO
MON AUG 04   98(2006)   98(1987)
TUE AUG 05  100(1953)  101(1930)
WED AUG 06   97(2007)   98(2007)

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MWS
NEAR TERM...MWS/DJF
SHORT TERM...DJF
LONG TERM...DJF
AVIATION...MWS
CLIMATE...PAGANO

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
349 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-031200-
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-
349 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 792 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE EVENING...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
BECOMING SEVERE. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 58 MPH...ALONG WITH HAIL AROUND THE SIZE OF PENNIES. IN A VERY
ISOLATED LOCATION...THOUGH...HAIL COULD BE AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS AND CONTINUOUS TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE HEAVY
RAIN MAY LEAD TO SOME MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS WHILE THE
LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE A FEW HOUSE FIRES AND SOME POWER OUTAGES.

FINALLY...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT...
SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL PLAIN WILL BE AS HIGH AS 100 TO 104
DEGREES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THESE HOT VALUES WILL DIMINISH
EARLY THIS EVENING. ANYONE SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS SHOULD DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER...AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IF FARMING OR TRYING TO
DO ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TEMPERATURES
DURING THIS PERIOD...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHS WILL BE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND HEAT INDEX
VALUES COULD APPROACH 105 DEGREES. THE WARMEST FORECAST DAY
CURRENTLY APPEARS TO BE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE SPOTTER
REPORTS ALREADY RECEIVED DURING THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAVE
BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER EVENTS AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

DJF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
412 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W ARCHDALE            35.90N 80.00W
08/02/2008                   RANDOLPH           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN

&&

BDUNSTAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
415 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0313 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W WINSTON-SALEM       36.09N 80.34W
08/02/2008                   FORSYTH            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO 40-50 FT WHITE PINE TREES SNAPPED OFF ABOUT A THIRD
            OF THE WAY OFF THE GROUND.

&&

MWS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
522 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANSONVILLE              35.10N 80.11W
08/02/2008                   ANSON              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

&&

BDUNSTAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             1 SSE ANSONVILLE        35.09N 80.10W
08/02/2008  E0.88 INCH       ANSON              NC   PUBLIC

&&

BDUNSTAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
541 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANSONVILLE              35.10N 80.11W
08/02/2008                   ANSON              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

BDUNSTAN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
545 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

NCZ038-022245-
DAVIDSON-
545 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
DAVIDSON COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 545 PM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15
MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON... OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGH ROCK
LAKE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER HIGH ROCK LAKE BY 600 PM...
AND NEAR DENTON AND NEWSOM AROUND 620 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BOATERS
AND SWIMMERS AROUND HIGH ROCK LAKE SHOULD TAKE SHELTER NOW.

PWB