Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT for Chatham County, Lee County, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chatham County, NC, Lee County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:13 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Cumnock, NC | NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CUMNOCK BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| May 20, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Cumnock, NC | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN CUMNOCK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KRAH 202145
SVRRAH
NCC037-105-151-202230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0147.080520T2145Z-080520T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
545 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARPERS CROSSROADS...OR 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SILER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 52 MPH. PENNY SIZED
HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARPERS CROSSROADS...HASTY...
GOLDSTON...
CUMNOCK...
SANFORD...GUM SPRINGS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS OF 58 MPH AND GREATER...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 7935 3550 7934 3551 7938 3552 7939
3551 7952 3554 7965 3572 7952 3567 7906
3544 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 283DEG 45KT 3561 7956
$$
GIH2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KRAH 202200
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
559 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
NCC151-202209-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080520T2230Z/
RANDOLPH NC-
559 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING
WINDS PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 7935 3550 7934 3552 7939 3552 7947
3560 7948 3569 7937 3567 7906 3544 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 283DEG 45KT 3557 7937
$$
NCC037-105-202230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080520T2230Z/
LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-
559 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHATHAM AND NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... LOCATED NEAR GOLDSTON...OR 11
MILES SOUTH OF SILER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 52 MPH. LARGE HAIL IS
LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE CUMNOCK...GUM SPRINGS...
SANFORD AND MONCURE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 7935 3550 7934 3552 7939 3552 7947
3560 7948 3569 7937 3567 7906 3544 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 283DEG 45KT 3557 7937
$$
GIH000
WWUS52 KRAH 202228
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
626 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
NCC037-105-202236-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080520T2230Z/
LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-
626 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CHATHAM AND
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 630 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER A NEW WARNING WAS
ISSUED FOR THIS STORM... LOCATED NEAR THE LEE AND HARNETT COUNTY
LINE AT 626 PM.
IF YOU EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING
WINDS PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 7935 3550 7934 3552 7939 3552 7947
3560 7948 3569 7937 3567 7906 3544 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 283DEG 45KT 3549 7897
$$
GIHWhat 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 May 20, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 315 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT...IN UNISON WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 245 PM TUESDAY... ACTIVE CONVECTIVE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH 00Z AS A COLD FRONT DRIFTS SE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AIR MASS AHEAD OF BOUNDARY HAS BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH AN AXIS OF SURFACE LIFTED INDICES -6/-7 C OVER THE REGION. 850-500MB WINDS REMAIN ROBUST WITH VAD WIND PROFILES DEPICTING 35-50KTS OF WIND THROUGH THE COLUMN WITH 60-65KTS BETWEEN 12000-14000FT. MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT INTO THE COASTAL PLAIN HOVERING BETWEEN 7-7.5 DEG C/KM WHILE LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES CLOSE TO 8-8.5 DEG C/KM. THIS SUGGEST THAT STORMS SHOULD INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE INTO CENTRAL NC FROM THE W-NW. DUE TO LAPSE RATES AND FREEZING LEVEL AROUND 12000 FT...MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BY 00Z...EXPECT MAIN BAND OF CONVECTION TO LIE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64...EXITING THE REGION BETWEEN 03-05Z. SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 00Z-02Z AS WINDS ALOFT SUBSIDE AND AIR MASS STABILIZES DUE TO LOSS OF HEATING. DRIER MORE STABLE AIR WILL ADVECT ON W-NW FLOW BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISHES FROM WEST-TO-EAST AFTER 05Z. MOST AREAS SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY BETWEEN 09-12Z. MINS TONIGHT SHOULD RANGE FROM LOWER 50S ACROSS THE NW AND FAR NORTH TO THE MID/UPPER 50S ELSEWHERE. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS 315 PM TUESDAY... A STRONG...QUASI-STATIONARY CLOSED LOW WILL GYRATE OVER SE CANADA/JAMES BAY THROUGH THURSDAY.... BEFORE FINALLY MOVING EAST INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC WATERS ON FRIDAY. SHEARED VORTICITY ENERGY WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE ASSOCIATED DEEP TROUGH...MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE DISTURBANCE DROPS ACROSS THE REGION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA WITH LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES INCREASING TO 8.25 TO 9.0 C/KM ACROSS THE NE COASTAL PLAINS...WITH MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES PEAKING AT AROUND 6.5 C/KM. HOWEVER...BOTH THE WRF AND GFS KEEPS MIXED LAYER AND SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES AWFULLY WEAK (<250 J/KG)...WITH MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATING A 5 KFT DRY SUB CLOUD LAYER...FROM FROM THE DEEP W/NWLY ALOFT. COULD SEE A QUICK/ISOLATED PASSING SHOWER...BUT IT WILL REMAIN OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE OR IMPACT. WITH THE OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE CONUS...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL FLOW PATTERN. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS SOME SUBTLE SHORTWAVE DISCREPANCIES IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIOD...THAT COULD RESULT IN HARD TO TIMED MESOSCALE CONVECTION. STARTING WITH THE GFS...FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MODEL RUNS THE GFS HAS BEEN HINTING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS)...NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF A STRONG THETA-E RIDGE AXIS/WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS/UPPER MS VALLEY. THE 850-300 MEAN WIND FLOW...WOULD ALLOWED THE ORGANIZED CONVECTION TO PROPAGATE NW TO SE INTO THE REGION. AT THIS TIME...MODELS SUGGEST THE BEST INSTABILITY AND HIGHER PWATS...REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA...ALONG THE STALLED SFC BOUNDARY ACROSS GA AND SC. THE NAM DEVELOPS CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTH FOR A DIFFERENT REASON...AS IT DEVELOPS STRONG CONVECTION ACROSS THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY/INSTABILITY AXIS...WHEN A SHEARED S/W ENERGY CURRENTLY OVER MEXICO...LIFTS NORTH THE THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST. AT THIS TIME CENTRAL NC LOOKS TO BE JUST NORTH OF THE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND HIGHER PWAT AS SURFACE HIGH NOSES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. FOR NOW WILL INCLUDE AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF THUNDER ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. MODEL FORECAST LOW-LEVEL THICKNESSES SUPPORT MOS STATISTICAL GUIDANCE THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGHS 75 TO 80. LOWS 50 TO 55. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 315 PM... THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE CANADA MARITIMES BREAKS DOWN BY SUNDAY...ALLOWING THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO BUILD EAST OVER THE AREA. LOW-LEVEL SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS BY MEMORIAL DAY...AND WILL MARK THE RETURN OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MORE HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. DRY FORECAST WITH ABSENCE OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE REGION. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY... BAND OF CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ALONG A E-SE MOVING SURFACE BOUNDARY. THIS BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO LIE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT...THROUGH THE SANDHILLS...THEN INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN BY 00Z WED. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE CONVECTION. WIND GUSTS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40-45 KTS IN VICINITY OF THE STORMS. AWAY FROM THE STORMS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 KTS WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT CONVECTION IN THE TRIAD VICINITY UNTIL 21Z. AROUND KRWI AND KRDU...CONVECTION EXPECTED BETWEEN 20-23Z. IN KFAY...EXPECT CONVECTION BETWEEN 21Z-00Z. W-NW FLOW BEHIND THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND THE EXITING MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL USHER DRIER MORE STABLE AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN GRADUAL CLEARING FROM WEST-TO-EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WED. WILL SEE SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS FIELD DEVELOP DUE TO HEATING WITH CLOUD BASES BETWEEN 4500-6000FT. SURFACE WINDS WED GENERALLY 250-280 DEGREES WITH SPEEDS OF 10 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREDOMINATE WED NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MAINTAINS ITS INFLUENCE ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CBL NEAR TERM...WSS SHORT TERM...CBL LONG TERM...CBL AVIATION...WSS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 251 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-211000- 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- 251 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 327 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. A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 20, 5:30 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
530 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM HAIL 4 N FUQUAY-VARINA 35.64N 78.80W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BASS
LAKE ROAD AND SALEM RIDGE ROAD.
&&
BSDLocal storm report, May 20, 5:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
532 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM HAIL HOLLY SPRINGS 35.66N 78.84W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN HOLLY SPRINGS NEAR ROUSE
ROAD.
&&
BSDLocal storm report, May 20, 5:34 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
534 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM HAIL 6 E FUQUAY-VARINA 35.59N 78.69W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH WAKE NC PUBLIC
NICKEL HAIL AT OLD STAGE RD. AND HWY 42.
&&
SMITHLocal storm report, May 20, 5:36 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 1 W ASHEBORO 35.72N 79.83W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH RANDOLPH NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT PRESNELL ST. AND HWY 220.
&&
SMITHLocal storm report, May 20, 5:40 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL FUQUAY-VARINA 35.59N 78.79W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND AN ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST
&&
SMITHLocal storm report, May 20, 5:44 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
544 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM HAIL 5 NE ANGIER 35.56N 78.68W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON MOUNT PLEASANT CHURCH RD.
&&
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 61 min |
| May 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 65 min |
| May 20, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 48 min |
| May 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 31 min |
| May 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 37 min |
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 56 min |
| May 20, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 30 min |
| May 20, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 37 min |
| May 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 62 min |
| May 20, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange | 46 min |
| May 20, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 25 min |
| May 20, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash | 64 min |
| May 20, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake | 58 min |
| May 20, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 40 min |
| May 20, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake | 48 min |
| May 20, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Randolph | 30 min |
| May 20, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 30 min |
| May 20, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Guilford, Orange and 1 more | 47 min |
| May 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly | 42 min |
| May 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 33 min |
| May 20, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Wake | 41 min |
| May 20, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 36 min |
| May 20, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 36 min |
| May 20, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 64 min |
| May 20, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 41 min |
| May 20, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 29 min |
| May 20, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 43 min |
| May 20, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 42 min |
| May 20, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 43 min |
| May 20, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 32 min |
| May 20, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Moore | 63 min |
| May 20, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 26 min |
| May 20, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 35 min |
| May 20, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| May 20, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 41 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.