Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Raleigh, NC

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WWUS52 KRAH 272346
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
744 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCC069-101-127-183-280015-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080428T0015Z/
JOHNSTON NC-WAKE NC-NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-
744 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN NASH...EAST CENTRAL WAKE
AND NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

AT 742 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE PENNY 
SIZE HAIL WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM NEAR WENDELL. THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR WENDELL...OR NEAR LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. 
IN ADDITION... A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED REPORTED 1.80 
INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... MIDDLESEX...PILOT...
SPRING HOPE AND BUNN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3606 7819 3587 7799 3567 7838 3579 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 230DEG 14KT 3580 7833

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000 
WWUS52 KRAH 280009
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
807 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCC069-101-127-183-280015-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080428T0015Z/
JOHNSTON NC-WAKE NC-NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-
807 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN NASH...EAST CENTRAL WAKE
AND NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

AT 806 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE 
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 11 
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SPRING HOPE...PILOT...
MIDDLESEX AND BUNN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

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. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...
CREEKS...STEAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3606 7819 3587 7799 3567 7838 3579 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 221DEG 10KT 3581 7829

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000 
WWUS52 KRAH 280020
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
820 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCC069-101-127-183-280025-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080428T0015Z/
JOHNSTON NC-WAKE NC-NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-
820 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN...
SOUTHWESTERN NASH...EAST CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON 
COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 815 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE 
LIMITS. HOWEVER... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHEASTERN 
WAKE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.


LAT...LON 3606 7819 3587 7799 3567 7838 3579 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 221DEG 10KT 3583 7827

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
708 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
OVERNIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND INTO THE REGION FROM THE MID WEST TUE AND
WED.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM SUNDAY...

CONVECTION INITIATION HAS BEGUN OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN CWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER
HAS ALLOWED TEMPS TO SOAR INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS... RESULTING IN MUCAPES OF AROUND 1000 J/KG
PER SPC MESOANAYLSIS. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SURFACE TROUGH (CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAIN) AS IT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH.

RAIN CHANCES FOR THIS EVENING HINGE GREATLY ON THE EVOLUTION OF
CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON... WHICH IS HARD TO PIN DOWN. THE SFC
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO RETREAT NORTH THIS EVENING... EVOLVING INTO
MORE OF A WARM FRONT. AS IT DOES SO... IT SHOULD CONCENTRATE THE
BEST RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER. THEREFORE... WILL GO
WITH LIKELIES NORTH TO HIGH CHANCE SOUTH FOR THIS EVENING. AFTER
MIDNIGHT... THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN THE WARM
SECTOR WITH A GRADUALLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW. A LULL IN PRECIP
IS EXPECTED UNTIL BETTER FORCING FOR PRECIP ARRIVES CLOSER TO
DAYBREAK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE VERY MILD... AS IS TYPICALLY THE
CASE PRECEDING A FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD KEEP LOWS IN
THE LOW TO MID 60S.

BY TOMORROW MORNING... THE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS MOVE EAST ALONG WITH ITS
ATTENDANT COLD FRONT. UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE BECOMES ENHANCED WELL
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF A 125KT SUBTROPICAL JET
NOSING INTO THE REGION AS EARLY AS 12Z. WILL START THE PERIOD WITH
CATEGORICAL POPS IN THE WEST AND LIKELY POPS IN THE EAST.
CATEGORICAL RAIN CHANCES SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AS THE COLD
FRONT ADVANCES EAST. UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE BECOMES FURTHER ENHANCED
BY 18Z. BY THEN... WE HAVE NOT ONLY THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
SUBTROPICAL JET ACROSS THE AREA... BUT THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF
MAIN POLAR JET AS WELL. THIS AMOUNT OF DIVERGENCE COMBINED WITH
STRONG POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION...SOLID HEIGHT FALLS... AND
PRECIPITABLE WATERS OF 200% ABOVE NORMAL ALL POINT TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. BASIN AVERAGE QPF LIKELY TO APPROACH 1 INCH...
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

THE SEVERE ASPECT OF THIS SYSTEM IS IN MORE QUESTION AND WILL
ULTIMATELY HINGE ON THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY PRESENT. THE MODELS
ARE CURRENTLY FORECASTING VERY MEAGER INSTABILITY PARAMETERS WITH
MUCAPES NOT EXCEEDING 500 J/KG AND LAPSE RATES CLOSE TO MOIST
ADIABATIC. THIS IS DUE TO THE MODELS GENERATING A GOOD DEAL OF EARLY
MORNING PRECIP AND CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT... EFFECTIVELY
LIMITING INSOLATION AND RESULTANT INSTABILITY. IF BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS CAN BE REALIZED... THEN THERE WILL BE A BETTER POTENTIAL FOR
INSTABILITY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUNSHINE APPEARS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME
GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE JET DYNAMICS THAT ARRIVE BY THE MORNING HOURS.
WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY WITH THE STRONG WIND FIELDS
PRESENT WITH THIS SYSTEM (I.E. LOW LEVEL JET OF 40-45 KT AND 0-6KM
BULK SHEAR INCREASING TO 40-50 KT). LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STRONGER STORMS WITH POOR
LAPSE RATES LIMITING THE HAIL POTENTIAL. HIGHS COOLEST IN THE WEST
(UPPER 60S) AND HIGHEST IN EAST (LOW-MID 70S) WHERE THE BEST HEATING
POTENTIAL WILL EXIST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 225 PM SUNDAY...

A SOUTHERN STREAM JET ACCELERATION WITH 80 KNOT WINDS CROSSING
SOUTHERN TX TODAY WILL ADVANCE NE AHEAD OF A STRONG NORTHERN STREAM
TROUGH WITH ANOTHER JET ACCELERATION EXCEEDING 100 KNOTS.  THE STJ
AND PJ COMPONENTS WILL INTERACT OVER CENTRAL NC MON CREATING
ENHANCED DIVERGENCE ALOFT AND POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE LARGE SCALE LIFT.
THIS JET INTERACTION WILL PERSIST INTO MON EVENING WITH MODELS
SUGGESTING THE COLD FRONT NEAR A U.S. ROUTE ONE LINE AROUND
NIGHTFALL QUICKLY EXITING EAST THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN BY 11 PM.
MON NIGHT WILL BEGIN WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEST AND LIKELY
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EAST DIMINISHING TO A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE WITH CONFLUENT WESTERLY FLOW
SUGGESTS STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WITH RAPID CLEARING BY DAYBREAK
TUE. IT APPEARS MTNS INITIALLY RETARD COLD AIR ADVECTION MON NIGHT
BUT 850 MB TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 0C IN THE WEST BY MORNING
SUGGESTING THE ARRIVAL OF COLDER AIR IN THE WEST AROUND DAYBREAK.
LOWS WILL BE STRATIFIED FROM 43 WEST TO LOWER 53 EAST.

TUESDAY...GUSTY NW WINDS WILL USHER A SHOT OF COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION WITH LOW LEVEL THICKNESS IN THE 1320 TO 1330 RANGE.  THE
MODELED AIRMASS APPEARS DRY AND SKIES SHOULD BE SUNNY.  BUT MAX
READINGS WILL BE LIMITED TO 65-70...ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

TUE NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISH UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING
SHOULD PUSH TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.  AT
THIS POINT...IT APPEARS JUST WARM ENOUGH TO AVOID THE MENTION OF
FROST.

WED...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.  THE NAM/WRF AND
SREF MAINTAINS A STRONGER TROUGH OFF THE NEW ENGLAND-MID ATLANTIC
COAST KEEPING A STREAM OF COLDER AIR WITH NW FLOW AT 850 MB.  OTHER
MODELS ARE QUICKER TO MODERATE THE AIR AT 850 MB.  MODELS START THE
DAY WITH LOW LEVEL THICKNESS IN THE 1320S RANGE...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT
TEMPERATURE RISE TO THE 65-70 RANGE. -RFG

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1115 AM SUNDAY...

WED NIGHT-FRI...THE RIDGE BUILDS ALOFT OVER THE SERN U.S. BUT
INSTEAD OF HAVING FREE REIGN UP THE EAST COAST...A LARGE UPPER LOW
OVER EASTERN CANADA DOMINATES THE MODELED PATTERN JUST TO OUR
NORTH.  THIS LIMITS THE RIDGE AMPLITUDE AND...AT THE SURFACE...THE
BERMUDA HIGH SHOWS A TREND OF GIVING WAY TO A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT.
MODEL CONSENSUS AT THIS POINT FAVORS KEEPING THE FRONT NEAR OR JUST
NORTH OF THE VA BORDER.  BUT THIS INTRODUCES UNCERTAINTY IN THE
SENSIBLE WEATHER PATTERN FOR AT LEAST NORTHERN SECTIONS OF CENTRAL
NC DURING THE PERIOD...WITH WARM SUBTROPICAL AIR ON THE SOUTH SIDE
AND CLOUDY COOL NELY FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE.  CLIMATOLOGICALLY...
THIS TIME OF YEAR FAVORS A MORE SOUTHWARD EXTENT BECAUSE OF THE
COOLER WATERS OFF THE DELMARVA COAST. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL
KEEP THE RAH CWA ON THE WARM SIDE...BUT WILL MODIFY THE NORTHERN
TIER WITH A GRADIENT TOWARD LOWER TEMPERATURES AND GREATER CLOUD
COVER.  CLIMATOLOGY WITH SW FLOW AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS TIME OF
YEAR FAVORS A SWING OF 25-30 DEGREES IN DIURNAL TEMPERATURE
EXTREMES. LOWS 48-52 TO HIGHS 78-82 ON THU...AND LOWS 53-58 TO HIGHS
80-85 FRI.

FRI NIGHT-SUN...MODELS SHOW DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE CLOSED LOW ALOFT
OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRI THAT SWINGS EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY AND ADVANCES A TROUGH INTO THE APPALACHIANS OVER NEXT
WEEKEND.  DETAILS DIFFER AMONG THE MODELS...BUT ALL SUGGEST
DEEPENING MOISTURE WITH SW FLOW AND A COLD OR OCCLUDED FRONTAL
PASSAGE IN THE SAT NIGHT TO SUN NIGHT TIME FRAME.  THE ECMWF APPEARS
TO BE A SLOW AND SOUTHERN-MOST OUTLIER WITH DEPICTION OF THE UPPER
LOW AND FRONTAL FEATURES.  THE GFS APPEARS CLOSER TO THE CONSENSUS
SOLUTION WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SAT NIGHT OR EARLY SUN
AND THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
NC.  THIS IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE HPC WEATHER DEPICTION
GRAPHICS. WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS AND GREATER UNCERTAINTY...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRENDED TOWARD CLIMATOLOGY AFTER FRI NIGHT.
LOWS 58-62 TO HIGHS 76-82 SAT THEN LOWS 53-58 TO HIGHS 73-78 SUN.
-RFG

&&

.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 655 PM SUNDAY...

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS STORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ACROSS
CENTRAL NC EARLY THIS EVENING... AND THESE HAVE AFFECTED ALL TAF
SITES IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS WITH BRIEF IFR CIGS AND VSBYS AOB
1SM IN HEAVY RAIN. THIS RISK WILL PERSIST MOST IMMEDIATELY AT RDU
AND FAY WHERE A PREVAILING TSRA AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS ARE
NEEDED... AND A VCTS AND CB WILL BE CONTINUED AT INT/GSO/RWI. A
SURFACE BOUNDARY LINGERS FROM JUST SOUTH OF INT/GSO TO JUST NORTH OF
FAY... AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO PUSH NORTH OF THE NC/VA STATE LINE
OVERNIGHT. INSTABILITY SHOULD SLOWLY WANE THROUGH MIDNIGHT... AND AS
THE FORCING FOR LIFT HEADS NORTH... WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE A LULL IN
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS OVERNIGHT. DURING THIS TIME
HOWEVER CIGS ARE LIKELY TO DROP TO IFR AS THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN WARM
AND MOIST WITH LIGHT SURFACE WINDS. IFR FOG IS POSSIBLE BUT AS LOW
LEVEL WINDS PICK UP FROM THE SSW LATER TONIGHT... THEY SHOULD KEEP
THE LOW LEVELS STIRRED TO KEEP FOG FROM BECOMING TOO DENSE.

LATE TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 12-14 KTS FROM THE
SW WITH GUSTS TO 25-30 KTS POSSIBLE. THE VERTICAL GRADIENT CRITERION
FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS UNLIKELY TO BE MET LATE TONIGHT/MONDAY
MORNING DUE TO THE WELL MIXED COLUMN... BUT MECHANICAL TURBULENCE IS
LIKELY DUE TO A 30-40 KT LOW LEVEL JET. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL LIKELY EXTEND 30-50 MI AHEAD OF THE FRONT... AND HAVE
INCLUDED PREVAILING MVFR CIG AND VSBY WITH SHRA AND VCTS FROM
13Z-20Z AT INT/GSO TRENDING TO 15Z-22Z AT RWI/FAY. EXPECT CIGS AND
VSBYS TO IMPROVE QUICKLY TO VFR AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT WESTERLY AT 10 KTS OR LESS.

AFTER EARLY MONDAY EVENING... VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. -GIH

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...RFG
NEAR TERM...JFB
SHORT TERM...RFG
LONG TERM...RFG
AVIATION...HARTFIELD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
346 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-282000-
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-
346 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STALLED LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND
WARM MOIST AIR WILL KEEP A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. A FEW OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY
COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.
PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF
LATEST CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS.

RFG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
450 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ084-085-272130-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
450 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND AND SCOTLAND
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 450 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
DOBBINS HEIGHTS...OR ABOUT OVER ROCKINGHAM...MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WAGRAM AROUND 520 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. INSTEAD...MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES
OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY
FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

WSS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
517 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ078-272215-
WAYNE-
517 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH
615 PM EDT...

AT 517 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GRANTHAM...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT OLIVE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS EAST OF GOLDSBORO
ALONG THE WAYNE LENOIR COUNTY LINE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MAR-MAC AROUND
530 PM EDT...GOLDSBORO AROUND 540 PM EDT...PIKEVILLE
AROUND 550 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
521 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ085-086-272215-
HOKE-SCOTLAND-
521 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HOKE AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

AT 521 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES
NORTH OF LAUREL HILL...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAURINBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 13 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WAGRAM AROUND 605 PM EDT...
BOWMORE AROUND 615 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
525 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ039-040-272230-
CHATHAM-RANDOLPH-
525 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH AND
CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 525 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 5 MILES EAST OF RAMSEUR...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST
OF SILER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HASTY AROUND 530 PM EDT...SILER
CITY AROUND 535 PM EDT...PITTSBORO AROUND 620 PM EDT...BYNUM AROUND
625 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 MPH...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING....AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO
AVOID HYDROPLANING. THESE HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL AFFECT
TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 64 FROM RAMSEUR TO PITTSBORO...AND ALONG
HIGHWAY 421 FROM SILER CITY TO THE GUILFORD COUNTY LINE.

WSS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
612 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ038-039-073-074-083-084-272315-
ANSON-DAVIDSON-MONTGOMERY-RANDOLPH-RICHMOND-STANLY-
612 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...SOUTHERN
DAVIDSON...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH...MONTGOMERY...STANLY AND ANSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

AT 612 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF LOCUST TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WHITE STORE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLOTTE TO 18 MILES EAST OF LANCASTER SOUTH CAROLINA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
IN ADDITION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT
HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

WSS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
720 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

NCZ088-280015-
CUMBERLAND-
720 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 720 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR CREEK...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR CEDAR CREEK AND
AUTRYVILLE.

GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

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.

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