Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2009, 4:36 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2009, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2009, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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.
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 6, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 287 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KRAH 062036 SVRRAH NCC065-127-195-062115- /O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0052.090506T2036Z-090506T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 436 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WEST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 515 PM EDT * AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF SIMS...OR 17 MILES EAST OF LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZED HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILSON...SIMS... NEW HOPE... ELM CITY... SHARPSBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS STORM IS PENNY SIZE HAIL OR LARGER. HAIL OF THIS SIZE MAY CAUSE SOME VEHICLE OR ROOF DAMAGE. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...GO INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3606 7808 3594 7762 3564 7787 3571 7816 TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 203DEG 30KT 3568 7802 $$ BLAES
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KRAH 062053 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 453 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCC065-127-195-062115- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-090506T2115Z/ WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC- 453 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR EASTERN NASH...WEST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE AND NORTHERN WILSON COUNTIES... AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILSON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SIMS...NEW HOPE... SHARPSBURG...ROCKY MOUNT...KINGSBORO AND ELM CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3566 7792 3570 7811 3606 7808 3594 7762 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 203DEG 16KT 3572 7799 $$ BLAES
000 WWUS52 KRAH 062059 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 459 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCC065-127-195-062115- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-090506T2115Z/ WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC- 459 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR EASTERN NASH...WEST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE AND NORTH CENTRAL WILSON COUNTIES... AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILSON...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... NEW HOPE... SHARPSBURG...ROCKY MOUNT...KINGSBORO AND ELM CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF YOU HEAR OR SEE A TORNADO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3594 7762 3570 7794 3574 7808 3606 7808 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 203DEG 16KT 3574 7798 $$ BLAES
000 WWUS52 KRAH 062116 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 516 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCC065-127-195-062126- /O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-090506T2115Z/ WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC- 516 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN NASH...WEST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE AND NORTH CENTRAL WILSON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 515 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IF YOU OBSERVED DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. WHILE THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DISSIPATED...ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3594 7762 3570 7794 3574 7808 3606 7808 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 203DEG 28KT 3582 7794 $$ BLAES
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 May 6, 3:40 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 3:40 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 340 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING CAUSE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 245 PM WEDNESDAY... AIR MASS HAS BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE AS HEATING OF MOIST AIR MASS HAS RESULTED IN SURFACE LIFTED INDICES IN THE MINUS 4 THROUGH MINUS 6 OVER ALL BUT THE EXTREME NW PIEDMONT. SURFACE BOUNDARY HAS LIFTED NORTH OF THE TRIAD AS DEWPOINTS THERE HAVE JUMPED INTO THE MID 60S AND WINDS VEERED TO A SLY DIRECTION. APPROACH OF MCV CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN GA WILL INCREASE THE MID LEVEL BULK SHEAR BY 20-21Z ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENT RANDOM NATURE OF CELLS SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED SHORTLY OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT WITH APPROACH OF MCV. TORNADIC THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64...MORE SO NEAR THE VA BORDER AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE TRIAD. NEAR TERM MODELS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME CONCERNING PLACEMENT/TIMING OF OTHER MCV APPROACHING FROM THE WEST-SW. MODELS TOO FAR NORTH WITH ACTIVITY NOW OCCURRING ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. STILL...APPEARS THAT LOW LEVEL CONFLUENCE WILL INCREASE AFTER 00Z. MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES NOT IMPRESSIVE BUT OVERNIGHT SURFACE BASED CAPES PROGGED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 500-1000J/KG OVER THE PIEDMONT. MAY SEE 0-3KM BULK SHEAR RECOVER AFTER 06Z TO 35-40KTS. THUS...MAY SEE CONVECTION WANE/WEAKEN AFTER 00Z...THEN REDEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT/AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE WEST AND PROGRESS EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT. SINCE SOME PARAMETERS FAVOR SEVERE AND OTHERS RATHER WEAK...NOT ANTICIPATING A WIDESPREAD SEVERE EVENT BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A SEVERE STORM OR TWO ACROSS THE REGION AFTER 06Z. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY/... AS OF 310 PM WEDNESDAY... EXPECT ONGOING CONVECTION EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 TO EXIT REGION AFTER 15Z. APPEARS THAT AIR MASS WILL BE ABLE TO RECOVER AND SUPPORT SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION AFTER 19Z OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NW. EXPECT CLOUDS EARLY THU TO SCATTERED OUT BY LATE MORNING...ENABLING TEMPS TO SOAR TO NEAR 80/LOWER 80S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE LOW LEVEL AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE...WIND FIELD ALOFT AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES SUGGEST THAT SEVERE STORMS SHOULD BE FEW IN NUMBER AND CONSISTENT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 340 PM WEDNESDAY... A SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING EAST THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL TAKE THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WITH IT. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE 80S. THE BREAK IN THE RAIN WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL TAKE OVER IN RESPONSE TO A SERIES OF SURFACE WAVES IN CONJUNCTION WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PWAT VALUES THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL BE IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH. LOWS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S... COOLING TO THE 50S FOR THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE 80S WILL DROP TO THE 70S BY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE 70S. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 50S. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 1158 AM WEDNESDAY... AREA OF LIFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY NORTH OF A STALLED SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY LIFT/IMPROVE AS INSOLATION HEATS AIRMASS. ELSEWHERE...MVFR/VFR CEILINGS EXPECTED THROUGH 02Z WITH BASES VARYING BETWEEN 2500-4000FT. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL INITIALLY TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES WHERE HEATING HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 10 AM. SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AFTER 21Z. MAY SEE CONVECTION WANE A BIT BY 00Z BUT EXPECTED TO REINVIGORATE AFTER 03Z AS SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES NEAR OUR AREA. CLOUD BASES EXPECTED TO VARY WIDELY ACROSS REGION AFTER 00Z WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE 3000FT IN THE SE AROUND KFAY AND KRWI TO NEAR OR BELOW 1000FT AT KINT AND KGSO. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. CONVECTION EXPECTED DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING BUT REDEVELOPMENT OVER THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN AS AIRMASS BECOMES UNSTABLE DUE TO HEATING. TRANQUIL WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WITH POCKETS OF MVFR FOG ANTICIPATED. UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THEN STALLS IN OUR VICINITY. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WSS NEAR TERM...WSS SHORT TERM...CBL LONG TERM...RHJ AVIATION...WSS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 222 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCZ078-085-086-088-089-070930- WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 222 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR THAT COVERS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE WIND FIELD ALOFT IS SUCH THAT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO OCCUR. THE THREAT AREA THIS AFTERNOON APPEARS TO BE HIGHEST OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES NEAR OUR REGION. AT THIS TIME...APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE GREATEST WEST AND NORTH OF RALEIGH INCLUDING THE TRIAD REGION. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM. RESIDENTS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND OR WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IMPACT THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TROUGH MOVES EAST THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN. THE GREATEST SEVERE THREAT WILL EXTEND ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 12 MIDNIGHT. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083-084-070930- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE- JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-RICHMOND- 222 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 256 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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. TORNADO WATCH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR THAT COVERS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE WIND FIELD ALOFT IS SUCH THAT A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO OCCUR. THE THREAT AREA THIS AFTERNOON APPEARS TO BE HIGHEST OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES NEAR OUR REGION. AT THIS TIME...APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE GREATEST WEST AND NORTH OF RALEIGH INCLUDING THE TRIAD REGION. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM. RESIDENTS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND OR WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IMPACT THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TROUGH MOVES EAST THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN. THE GREATEST SEVERE THREAT WILL EXTEND ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 6, 4:05 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
405 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM HAIL TARBORO 35.91N 77.56W
05/06/2009 E0.88 INCH EDGECOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
EDGECOMBE COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN
DOWNTOWN TARBORO.
&&
ELLISLocal storm report, May 6, 4:17 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
417 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW TARBORO 35.86N 77.62W
05/06/2009 EDGECOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
EDGECOMBE COUNTY 991 CENTER REPORTED DAMAGE TO
RESIDENCES. EXTENT UNKNOWN.
&&
TDHSpecial weather statement, May 6, 4:19 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 419 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCZ088-089-062045- CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 419 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN SAMPSON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 418 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSEBORO...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROSEBORO... SALEMBURG...AND AREAS ALONG ROUTE 242 IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND WESTERN SAMPSON COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. VINCENT
Local storm report, May 6, 4:25 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
425 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0421 PM HAIL PRINCETON 35.47N 78.16W
05/06/2009 E1.00 INCH JOHNSTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HWY 70 AND
BRASWELL RD
&&
SMITHSpecial weather statement, May 6, 4:26 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 426 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 NCZ009-010-062100- VANCE-WARREN- 426 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WARREN AND VANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 426 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER AFTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF HENDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DREWRY...WARRENTON... NORLINA...WISE...AND...MACON. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. VINCENT
Local storm report, May 6, 4:28 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
428 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE PINETOPS 35.84N 77.62W
05/06/2009 EDGECOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
EDGECOMBE COUNTY 911 REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NEAR NC 1202, SOUTHWEST OF TARBORO.
&&
TDHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 51 min |
| May 6, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 40 min |
| May 6, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 48 min |
| May 6, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 49 min |
| May 6, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 48 min |
| May 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 34 min |
| May 6, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 24 min |
| May 6, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 27 min |
| May 6, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.