Tornado Warning 34, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 271329
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
929 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCC051-163-271339-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080827T1330Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-
929 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SAMPSON AND CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 930 AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER... THIS STORM WILL BE CLOSELY 
MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF POSSIBLE RESTRENGTHENING.

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.

LAT...LON 3496 7886 3508 7895 3525 7866 3525 7864
      3509 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 241DEG 16KT 3507 7876

$$

GIH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
755 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF FAY WILL SURGE NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF.... BRINGING CLOUDY...RAINY CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 450 AM...

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS DETERMINING THE FATE OF THE CONVERGENCE
BOUNDARY NEAR SOUTH CAROLINA. THE NAM KEEPS THIS FEATURE NEARLY
STATIONARY TODAY. THE 00Z GFS HAS CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS RUN AND
THE 00Z ECMWF IN MAKING THIS FEATURE MORE DIFFUSE AND LIFTING IT
NORTHWARD... ALTHOUGH THE GFS KEEPS THIS FEATURE MORE INTACT THAN
THE ECMWF. THE GFS HAS THIS CONVERGENCE ZONE ROUGHLY FROM
GOLDSBORO NORTHWEST TO EDEN. WITH THE NAM POOR PERFORMANCE...AND
REASONABLE CONTINUITY IN OTHER MODELS...SOMETHING CLOSE TO THE GFS
FOLLOWED. WEAK FRONT IN SOUTH VIRGINIA STAYS OUT OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

AS THE REMNANTS OF FAY CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD WINDS ALOFT WILL
WEAKEN WITH TIME TODAY. CURRENT WEAK INSTABILITY AND THIN LOW CAPE
VALUES WILL IMPROVE WITH THE HEAT OF THE DAY...WITH BEST THOUGH
MUCH WEAKER HELICITY IN OUR NORTHEAST PARTS. AT THIS TIME PARTS OF
THE WESTERN PIEDMONT ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH. ASSUMING THE
WINDS WEAKEN AS EXPECTED... A WATCH DURING THE AFTERNOON IN
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA IS UNLIKELY.

AS WINDS WEAKEN TODAY...HEAVIER RAINS CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS SHOULD SUBSIDE AND THE MAIN FOCUS SWITCH TO
THE NORTHWARD ADVANCING BOUNDARY. EXPECTING AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL
INCH OF RAIN IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... PERHAPS TAPERING TO TWO
THIRDS INCH NORTHEAST...AND LEAST AMOUNTS IN OUR SOUTHEAST.

CURRENT FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 75 TO 83 SHOULD BE REACHED
UNLESS RAIN PERIODS ARE MORE EXTENSIVE IN TIME THAN EXPECTED.

MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE BOARD WITH THE BOUNDARY TONIGHT. NAM
CONTINUES BOUNDARY STATIONARY NEAR SOUTH CAROLINA...GFS LOCATES IT
STATIONARY NEAR HIGHWAY 64...AND ECMWF LIFTS THE BOUNDARY INTO
VIRGINIA WHICH SEEMS MOST LOGICAL. WILL CAUTIOUSLY FOLLOW THE ECMWF
WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. THUS WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF THE CURRENT
FORECAST IN HAVING HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES NORTH EARLY AND TRENDING
CHANCES DOWNWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING NOT FAR FROM THOSE OF THIS
MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM...

A MID AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LINGERS TO OUR WEST THURSDAY.
TROPICAL AIR MASS BEGINS TO ABATE... BUT THE AMOUNT OF DRYING IS
STILL IN QUESTION. WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT FIFTY PERCENT RAIN
CHANCE ALONE...AND TIP VALUES ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AFTER THE
MORNING MODEL RUNS. THE ABOVE MENTIONED TROUGH PROGRESSES EAST
FRIDAY AND COULD LEAVE AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY ONE DRY.

AFTERNOON HIGHS MID 80S THURSDAY AND UPPER 80S FRIDAY. FRIDAY
MORNING LOWS SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR NIGHTS WITH LOWS 67 TO 72.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 455 AM WEDNESDAY...

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY: WE SHOULD BE IN THE SUBSIDENT REGION
BEHIND A PRIMARY MID LEVEL WAVE -- COMPRISED OF THE REMNANT
CIRCULATION FROM FAY AND AN ELONGATED TROUGH ALOFT UPSTREAM OVER
IOWA AND MISSOURI THIS MORNING -- THAT IS FORECAST TO EXIT THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD PUT AN END TO ANY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE/WEAK SHEAR
AXIS ALOFT WILL LINGER OVER THE CAROLINAS... WHICH IN CONJUNCTION
WITH DIURNAL HEATING AND A LEESIDE SURFACE TROUGH... SHOULD PROVIDE
FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD
BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO
AROUND 90.

A SURFACE FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING AND
RESULTANT POSITIONING OF THE SURFACE FRONT BY PEAK HEATING SUNDAY
AFTERNOON... ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE APT TO DEVELOP
INVOF THE FRONT... WHICH AT THIS TIME IS EXPECTED TO LIE ACROSS OUR
SOUTHERN COUNTIES BY THAT TIME.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY: A 1025 MB SURFACE HIGH IS THEN
FORECAST TO BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST BENEATH AND AHEAD OF AN
AMPLIFYING MID LEVEL RIDGE FROM THE TN VALLEY TO SOUTHERN CANADA.
THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR DRY AND SOMEWHAT COOLER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA... WITH PERIODS OF MAINLY DIURNAL STRATOCUMULUS
BENEATH A MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSION... COURTESY OF MOIST
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW FROM THE ATLANTIC.  -MWS

&&

.AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 755 AM WEDNESDAY...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO
EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES... AND RESULT IN
CONTINUED COLD AIR DAMMING AND RESULTANT LIFR TO MVFR CEILINGS AND
MOSTLY MVFR VISIBILITIES ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NC THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. IN ADDITION... STRONG AND VERY MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ABOVE
2000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO OVERRUN EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SURFACE HIGH... AND RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE
SHOWER ACTIVITY AROUND MIDDAY... BEFORE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL WAVE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO
OR TWO... MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO
RETREAT SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NC TODAY. CEILINGS WILL ALSO
LIKELY RISE TO MVFR OR PERHAPS EVEN VFR TO THE SOUTH OF THIS
BOUNDARY... WHILE IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TO THE NORTH
WHERE THE SATURATED COLD AIR DAMMING AIRMASS IS APT TO PERSIST.
THUS... EXPECT THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MVFR OR BETTER
CEILINGS AT KFAY THIS AFTERNOON... FOR EXAMPLE.

LIFR/IFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AT ALL TERMINALS TONIGHT
(OR CONTINUE WHERE THEY NEVER IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON)... AS
NOCTURNAL COOLING STRENGTHENS THE SATURATED COLD AIR DAMMING
AIRMASS.

LOOKING BEYOND TONIGHT... THURSDAY WILL BE A DAY OF TRANSITION FROM
THE VERY POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD AIR
DAMMING TO VFR CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY. GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS...
ASIDE FROM BRIEFLY REDUCED CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN DIURNAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (MAINLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STATE)... ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.  -MWS

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...MWS
AVIATION...MWS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
838 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCZ038-039-073-074-083-084-281000-
DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-RICHMOND-
838 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 869 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE A HALF INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IN LESS THAN
A HALF HOUR. LOW LYING AREAS... URBAN AREAS... AND LOCATIONS WITH
POOR DRAINAGE SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION ZONES WILL BE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007>011-021>028-040>043-075>078-085-086-088-089-281000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-
MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
838 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE A HALF INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IN LESS THAN
A HALF HOUR. LOW LYING AREAS... URBAN AREAS... AND LOCATIONS WITH
POOR DRAINAGE SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION ZONES WILL BE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE
DAY TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS AND THE TRIANGLE REGION. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED
TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
DAY AND BE ALERT FOR ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

JFB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
553 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

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

0537 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N LEXINGTON           35.84N 80.25W
08/27/2008                   DAVIDSON           NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            WINSTON ROAD AND BUSINESS 70 AND 29 IMPASSABLE

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LEXINGTON               35.82N 80.25W
08/27/2008                   DAVIDSON           NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ARTHUR DRIVE AND WASHINGTON AV THREE FEET OF WATER ON
            ROAD

&&

14

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
605 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCZ022-039-271100-
GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
605 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS GUILFORD AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES THROUGH
700 AM EDT...

AT 605 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
APPROACHING ASHEBORO...MOVING NORTH AT 13 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASHEBORO AND NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
GREENSBORO AND GIBSONVILLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO
AVOID HYDROPLANING.

14

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
726 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

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

0630 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ASHEBORO                35.71N 79.83W
08/27/2008                   RANDOLPH           NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            U.S. 220 BYPASS AT SALISBURY STREET IMPASSABLE

&&

14

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
800 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCZ008-023>025-040>042-075>077-086-088-089-271300-
ALAMANCE-CHATHAM-CUMBERLAND-DURHAM-GRANVILLE-HARNETT-HOKE-JOHNSTON-
LEE-MOORE-ORANGE-SAMPSON-WAKE-
800 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GRANVILLE...
ALAMANCE...ORANGE...DURHAM...WAKE...CHATHAM...JOHNSTON...LEE...
HARNETT...MOORE...SAMPSON...CUMBERLAND AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 900
AM EDT...

AT 800 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SWEPSONVILLE TO
PINEVIEW TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKFISH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAHAM TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT BRAGG
TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RED SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TEER AROUND 805 AM EDT...SPRING
LAKE AROUND 810 AM EDT...TIMBERLAKE AROUND 815 AM EDT...EFLAND AROUND
820 AM EDT...JORDAN LAKE AROUND 825 AM EDT...HILLSBOROUGH AROUND 830
AM EDT.

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

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO TO THREE INCHES
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...STREAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED.

RWH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
833 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

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

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW ASHEBORO          35.68N 79.84W
08/27/2008                   RANDOLPH           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER KNEE DEEP IN A PORTION OF US 220/64 INTERCHANGE
            BECAUSE OF CLOGGED STORM DRAIN. SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF
            MINOR FLOODING THROUGOUT RANDOLPH CO.

&&

BLAES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
900 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCZ008-024-025-040>042-076-077-088-089-271400-
CHATHAM-CUMBERLAND-DURHAM-GRANVILLE-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-LEE-ORANGE-
SAMPSON-WAKE-
900 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GRANVILLE...
ORANGE...DURHAM...WAKE...CHATHAM...JOHNSTON...LEE...HARNETT...SAMPSON
AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...

AT 900 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO HOPE
MILLS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO 8 MILES SOUTH
OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR DURHAM AROUND 910 AM
EDT...LILLINGTON AROUND 920 AM EDT...CARY AROUND 930 AM EDT...AND
FROM RALEIGH TO NEAR BENSON AND ROSEBORO AROUND 1000 AM EDT.

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

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO TO THREE INCHES
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...STREAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED.

RWH