Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 350, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2008, 1:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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 23, 2008, 1:21 PM EDT (17:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2008, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 23, 11:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 11:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1253 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 NCZ007>011-023>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-240930- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE- HARNETT-WAYNE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1253 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 736 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-240930- FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON- 1253 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...PRODUCING ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. ALL THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY LED TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FINALLY...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE CONTINUOUS TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 23, 11:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 23, 1:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
103 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0323 PM HAIL 6 NE GOLDSBORO 35.44N 77.90W
07/22/2008 M1.00 INCH WAYNE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SAULSTON AT THE
INTERSECTION OF SAULSTON RD AND WAYNE MEMORIAL DRIVE AT
323 PM.
0340 PM HAIL 6 NE GOLDSBORO 35.44N 77.90W
07/22/2008 E0.88 INCH WAYNE NC PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SAULSTON AT 340 PM.
0350 PM HAIL 2 NE GOLDSBORO 35.39N 77.96W
07/22/2008 E1.50 INCH WAYNE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
HAIL AS LARGE AS ONE AND A HALF INCHES AT THE
INTERSECTION OF MARK EDWARDS RD. AND HOOD RD.
0350 PM HAIL 2 NE GOLDSBORO 35.39N 77.96W
07/22/2008 E1.50 INCH WAYNE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
HAIL AS LARGE AS ONE AND A HALF INCHES AT THE
INTERSECTION OF MARK EDWARDS RD. AND HOOD RD. REPORTED BY
COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW CORINTH 35.58N 79.03W
07/22/2008 CHATHAM NC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON CORINTH ROAD AT 405 PM.
0414 PM TSTM WND DMG N TROY 35.36N 79.89W
07/22/2008 MONTGOMERY NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ACROSS BELL STREET.
0420 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE PINEVIEW 35.32N 79.05W
07/22/2008 M71.00 MPH HARNETT NC TRAINED SPOTTER
71 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT HOME. SHINGLES DAMAGED AT
THE HOME. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
0434 PM HAIL 5 SW LINWOOD 35.69N 78.37W
07/22/2008 E0.88 INCH JOHNSTON NC AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT COVERED BRIDGE RD AND COHARIE DR.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE ROBBINS 35.40N 79.57W
07/22/2008 MOORE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 705 AND MT CARMEL ROAD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0503 PM HAIL CARTHAGE 35.35N 79.42W
07/22/2008 E1.00 INCH MOORE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY DEPUTY ON HWY 15/501 IN
CARTHAGE.
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E MOUNT OLIVE 35.20N 78.00W
07/22/2008 WAYNE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ALONG INDIAN SPRINGS ROAD, BETWEEN MOUNT OLIVE
AND SEVEN SPRINGS.
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT OLIVE 35.20N 78.07W
07/22/2008 WAYNE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF BLOWN OFF VACANT MOBILE HOME.
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW SMITHFIELD 35.56N 78.45W
07/22/2008 JOHNSTON NC PUBLIC
ONE TREE DOWN AT SOMERSET PLACE AND CONTENDER DR. PUBLIC
REPORT.
0515 PM HAIL ROXBORO 36.40N 78.98W
07/22/2008 E0.25 INCH PERSON NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
0520 PM HAIL SANFORD 35.48N 79.18W
07/22/2008 E0.50 INCH LEE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 PM HAIL CARTHAGE 35.35N 79.42W
07/22/2008 E0.25 INCH MOORE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL 2 SW ROXBORO 36.38N 79.01W
07/22/2008 E0.75 INCH PERSON NC PUBLIC
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HAIL. REPORT VIA NSSL SHAVE PROJECT.
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG GODWIN 35.22N 78.68W
07/22/2008 CUMBERLAND NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON CEDAR CREEK ROAD AND NED ASHLEIGH ROADS
NEAR GODWIN.
0530 PM HAIL GODWIN 35.22N 78.68W
07/22/2008 E0.75 INCH CUMBERLAND NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL NORTHEAST OF GODWIN.
0530 PM HAIL 5 SW ROXBORO 36.34N 79.04W
07/22/2008 E0.88 INCH PERSON NC PUBLIC
REPORT VIA NSSL SHAVE PROJECT.
0545 PM HAIL 11 WNW FORT BRAGG 35.19N 79.18W
07/22/2008 E1.75 INCH MOORE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT LOBELIA RD AND MCGILL RD.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE WINSTON-SALEM 36.11N 80.24W
07/22/2008 FORSYTH NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE WINSTON-SALEM 36.09N 80.23W
07/22/2008 FORSYTH NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN AT RT 52 AND RT 421 IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM.
0555 PM HAIL 2 SSW KNIGHTDALE 35.77N 78.50W
07/22/2008 E0.75 INCH WAKE NC AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON I540 AT HWY 264.
0600 PM HAIL 5 SSW ROXBORO 36.33N 79.01W
07/22/2008 E0.88 INCH PERSON NC PUBLIC
REPORT VIA NSSL SHAVE PROJECT.
0600 PM HAIL 4 E BUSHY FORK 36.31N 79.00W
07/22/2008 E1.00 INCH PERSON NC PUBLIC
REPORT VIA NSSL SHAVE PROJECT.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG RICHFIELD 35.47N 80.26W
07/22/2008 STANLY NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 52/OLD SALISBURY ROAD.
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG THOMASVILLE 35.89N 80.08W
07/22/2008 DAVIDSON NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN NEAR EVANS ROAD AND SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY
29/70.
0615 PM HAIL N STEDMAN 35.02N 78.70W
07/22/2008 E0.88 INCH CUMBERLAND NC PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN STEDMAN.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE NEW HOPE 35.85N 78.53W
07/22/2008 WAKE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON OLD MILBURNIE ROAD
0630 PM HAIL FAYETTEVILLE 35.07N 78.90W
07/22/2008 E0.25 INCH CUMBERLAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0635 PM HAIL 3 ESE SURL 36.31N 78.83W
07/22/2008 E0.75 INCH PERSON NC PUBLIC
0642 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NW RDU INTERNATIONAL 35.88N 78.79W
07/22/2008 E47.00 MPH WAKE NC ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST OF 47MPH MEASURED BY THE RALEIGH DURHAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ASOS.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE RAEFORD 34.94N 79.17W
07/22/2008 HOKE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR BOYLE ROAD AND STONEWALL
COMMUNITY. REPORT OF TREE DOWN ON HOUSE WITH 3 PEOPLE
TRAPPED. ALSO TREES DOWN NEAR ANTIOCH COMMUNITY.
0730 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NW ROUGEMONT 36.28N 78.98W
07/22/2008 E58.00 MPH PERSON NC AWOS
58 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED BY AWOS AT THE PERSON COUNTY
AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
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RWHSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 1:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 119 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 NCZ089-231815- SAMPSON- 119 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 119 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GARLAND...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 19 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ROSEBORO AROUND 135 PM EDT... CLINTON AROUND 200 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE GOOD SHELTER. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. WSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 10:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore, Richmond | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 42 min |
| Jul 23, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Wake | 38 min |
| Jul 23, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Vance, Warren | 89 min |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson | 95 min |
| Jul 23, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.