Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2009, 3:37 AM EST for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 11, 2009, 11:21 AM EST. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2009, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2009, 11:21 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2009, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:41 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 426 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KRAH 110837 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 337 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-112300- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.091111T2300Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 337 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM FRIDAY. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST... AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH... WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS STARTING LATER TODAY... AND LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE SATURATED GROUND FROM THE WIDESPREAD RAIN MAY LEAD TO SOME WEAKENING OF TREE ROOT SYSTEMS... AND MAY WEAKEN THE GROUND AROUND POWER POLES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY TOPPLE SOME OF THESE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND POLES... AS WELL AS KNOCK DOWN BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. && $$ HARTFIELD
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KRAH 111621 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1121 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-120030- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.091111T1621Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1121 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST... AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH... WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE SATURATED GROUND FROM THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL LEAD TO SOME WEAKENING OF TREE ROOT SYSTEMS... AND MAY WEAKEN THE GROUND AROUND POWER POLES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY TOPPLE SOME OF THESE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AND POLES...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 120328 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1028 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW... AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH... WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-121130- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1028 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SOILS HAVE BECOME SATURATED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WIND COMBINED WITH THE WET GROUND WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$ BADGETT
000 WWUS72 KRAH 120859 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 359 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OFF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW... AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH... WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-122130- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 359 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BLOW 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SATURATED SOILS FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 120943 CCA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 430 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-122215- /O.COR.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 430 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SPORADIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TODAY...SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$ VINCENT/CBL
000 WWUS72 KRAH 121646 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1146 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR CAPE HATTERAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1146 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TODAY...SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 130233 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 933 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR CAPE HATTERAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131045- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 933 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO A FEW DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 130851 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 351 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY... .PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE HATTERAS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TODAY MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131100- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 351 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO A FEW DOWNED TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. BY MID DAY...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE LOW PUSHES FURTHER OFFSHORE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TRIANGLE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BRANCHES AND OTHER TREE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WWUS72 KRAH 131110 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 610 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131215- /O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091113T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 610 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH. WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTINESS THROUGH MIDDAY...THE THREAT OF UPROOTING TREES HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Nov 11, 2:35 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:35 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 235 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY...LINGERING JUST OFFSHORE INTO FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT AND WIND ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED... THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. IN ADDITION... A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30-40 MPH. OVERALL: THE REMNANT LOW CENTER OF IDA IS STILL EXPECTED TO TRACK ALONG THE FL/GA BORDER AS A SECOND LOW CENTER DEVELOPS OFF SAVANNAH LATE TODAY. THE MID LEVEL PV MAXIMUM ASSOCIATED WITH IDA SHIFTS EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHEAST SC TODAY AND THIS ENERGY ALONG WITH VIGOROUS UPPER DIVERGENCE IN THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE 140+ KT JET OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GENERATE RAPID DEEPENING OF THE SURFACE CYCLONE OFF CHARLESTON BY TONIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE AGREES WELL ON THIS LOW DEEPENING 10-12 MB BY THURSDAY MORNING JUST OFF OUR SOUTHERN COAST THEN HOLDING STEADY-STATE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A PATH JUST OFF CAPE HATTERAS. IN SHORT... EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES WITH WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NC. REGARDING RAINFALL... RAIN CONTINUES TO BE ENHANCED IN THE MID LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE FROM NORTHERN GA THROUGH WESTERN NC/VA AS WELL AS IN THE CONVECTIVE BAND OVER FL AHEAD OF THE IMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. WITH THE STRENGTHENING LOWS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT AS DEFORMATION RE-FORMS OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS WITH MODEL PROJECTIONS OF INCREASING STRONG 925 MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT... EXPECT ANOTHER LARGE RAINFALL MAXIMUM TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG/EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. RECENT SIX-HOUR TOTALS IN THE REGION OF OVER ONE INCH HAVE BEEN COMMON (INCLUDING AT THE RALEIGH NWS OFFICE)... AND WITH PRECIP WATER EASILY 300% OF NORMAL... A STEADY PLUME OF 1.8-2.0 INCH PW NOTED UPSTREAM ON GOES DERIVED BLENDED TOTAL PW PRODUCTS... AND INTENSIFYING FORCING FOR ASCENT... CONTINUED STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS A NEAR CERTAINTY. EXPECT ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TODAY OVER 1.5 INCHES AREAWIDE WITH NUMEROUS TOTALS OVER 2 INCHES THROUGH NIGHTFALL. AS THE LOW TRACKS SLOWLY UP ALONG THE SC AND NC COAST THE LONG ATLANTIC FETCH WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP HIGH MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL NC THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT OF 1-3 INCHES ARE QUITE REASONABLE AND AGREE WELL WITH THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE AND THEIR TRENDS. EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 3-7 INCHES. WITH ABUNDANT LEAF LITTER (LIKELY TO BE EXACERBATED BY THE WINDS STRIPPING THE TREES) POISED TO CLOG STORM DRAINS... STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES COULD BE MAJOR. REGARDING THE WIND... AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY... THE RESULTING TIGHTENING MSLP GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE 1032 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY SHOULD GENERATE WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF AT LEAST 15-20 MPH. SREF GUIDANCE SHOWS A 70% PROBABILITY OF 10 M WINDS OVER 20 MPH OVER CENTRAL NC TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... AND STATISTICAL GUIDANCE HAS FOLLOWED THIS TENDENCY AS WELL. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW 925 MB WINDS INCREASING TO 40-50 KTS LATER TODAY AND REMAINING AT LEAST THIS STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE DIFFICULT PART IS DETERMINING HOW MUCH OF THIS WIND IS GOING TO GET DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WHILE THE LOWEST ONE-HALF KM SHOULD REMAIN WELL-MIXED WITH NO STABLE INVERSION... GIVEN THE DEEP LIFT... MECHANISMS FOR FORCING THESE STRONG WINDS GROUND-WARD WILL BE LACKING. HOWEVER EVEN IF FREQUENT GUSTS ONLY GET UP TO 30-35 MPH... THE SATURATED SOIL WILL MEAN WEAKENED ROOT SYSTEMS AND WEAK SUPPORT FOR POWER POLES WHICH MAY LEAD TO TREES AND POWER LINES BEING DOWNED AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS THAN IS TYPICAL. WILL GO AHEAD WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC EFFECTIVE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FINALLY... EXPECT TEMPS TO RISE VERY LITTLE IF AT ALL TODAY... HOLDING FROM THE LOWER 50S NORTHWEST TO LOWER 60S SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING BEFORE FALLING SLIGHTLY LATER TODAY. THE DIURNAL TEMP CHANGE THROUGH THURSDAY LOOKS ANOMALOUSLY LOW... WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S... HIGHS THURSDAY AROUND 50 TO THE UPPER 50S... AND LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S AS SOME COOLER AIR STARTS TO GET PULLED INTO THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. -GIH && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY... TO BE ISSUED. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY... IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS PERIOD...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS BEEN TRENDING SLOWER AND FARTHER WEST WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING SLIGHTLY FASTER AND DRIER WITH ANY POTENTIAL FOR LINGERING PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN ZONES. WHILE THE TRIAD IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...BASED ON THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF LOW PRESSURE AND MOISTURE FORECAST IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WILL CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OR LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS INTO SATURDAY MORNING EAST. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AS ALL GUIDANCE BY THEN HAS THE UPPER LOW MOVING FARTHER OFF THE EAST COAST WITH RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA YIELDING CURRENTLY BELOW SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO EXIST SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE FOR LINGERING BREEZY CONDITIONS THEN...ESPECIALLY EAST. DIVERGENCE IN THE GUIDANCE TAKES PLACE BY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH THE SPEED OF THE DIGGING TROUGH MOVING EAST FROM THE PLAINS. THE 00Z ECMWF WAS THE FASTEST...MAINLY AS IT FORECASTS A SPLIT FLOW ALLOWING FOR A MORE PROGRESSIVE WEST-TO-EAST MOVEMENT OF THE TROUGH VERSUS THE 06Z GFS AND DGEX...BOTH OF WHICH DEVELOP MORE OF A CLOSED LOW THAT MOVES SLOWLY...ESPECIALLY ON THE DGEX...EAST TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC. IF THE ECWMF VERIFIES...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT GIVEN THE SPEED OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO AND ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...WITH THAT MODEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF LIMITS MOISTURE RETURN AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT VERY LITTLE SHOWERS OCCUR OR THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS FAIRLY DRY WITH THAT MODEL. LATER ARRIVAL OF SHOWER CHANCES TAKES PLACE WITH THE 06Z GFS AND ESPECIALLY THE 06Z DGEX. THE 12Z GFS HAS TRENDED SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENTLY...MORE TOWARD THE 00Z ECMWF AND EVEN FASTER...SO MODEL DIFFERENCES AND RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY ARE NOT GREAT AT THIS TIME. AT THIS POINT...THERE ARE HIGH CHANCES OF CHANGES IN STRENGTH AND SPEED OF THE TROUGH AFFECTING THE EASTERN THIRD OF CONUS OUT DAYS SIX AND SEVEN...SO WILL FORECAST JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE AS OF THIS WRITING SUGGESTS...IF ANY SHOWERS DO OCCUR...THE EVENT WILL BE A LOW QPF ONE. THICKNESSES SUPPORT HIGHS CLOSE TO THE GFSX MOS...FROM ABOUT 70 TO 75 OVER THE WEEKEND. WITH EITHER A FRONTAL PASSAGE OR AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS...HIGHS SHOULD FALL BACK AT LEAST INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S BY TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE MORE DIFFICULT BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONT...SO HAVE NOT STRAYED FAR FROM GFSX MOS AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 100 AM WEDNESDAY... OVERVIEW: VERY POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS WITH RAIN...PRIMARILY IFR CEILINGS/ MVFR VISIBILITIES...AND STRENGTHENING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL NC TODAY...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. A STRONG SLOW-MOVING COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST US COAST LATER TODAY...PERSISTING OFF THE CAROLINA/SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS UNUSUAL STORM SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN RAIN...IFR CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO THURSDAY...WITH ONLY A SLOW IMPROVEMENT FROM THE WEST BEGINNING ON FRIDAY. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN BY SATURDAY AS THE COASTAL LOW FINALLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA/SOUTHEAST COAST. 24-HOUR TAF DETAILS: A STRONG WARM/MOIST ADVECTION REGIME TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE IDA WILL CAUSE RAIN TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AND CEILINGS TO LOWER INTO THE IFR CATEGORY (AND PERHAPS LIFR) EVERYWHERE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING. CEILINGS SHOULD TAKE LONGEST TO LOWER AT KRWI...WHERE RESIDUAL DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS DOMINATED CENTRAL NC IN RECENT DAYS WILL BATTLE THE DEVELOPING LIFT/MOISTURE THE LONGEST. AFTER SUNRISE...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IFR OR MARGINAL MVFR/IFR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD. NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 10-15 KT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING...FURTHER INCREASING TO 15-20 KTS SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS BY MID/LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CAROLINAS TIGHTENS BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES THE DEEPENING COASTAL LOW. FCST SOUNDINGS ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING 40-50 KT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW AS LOW AS 1000-1500 FT AGL LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME WE ARE STILL UNCERTAIN W/REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF MIXING THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE LOWEST 2000 FT IN THIS TIME PERIOD...HOWEVER...IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE WIND GUSTS IN THE 30-40 KT RANGE. GIVEN THE STRENGTH/GUSTINESS OF SURFACE WINDS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...DO NOT ANTICIPATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR CRITERIA TO BE MET. -VINCENT && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR NCZ007>011- 024>028-041>043-077-078-088-089. WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089. FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NCZ021>023- 038>040-073>076-083>086 && SYNOPSIS...VINCENT NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD SHORT TERM...BL/JO LONG TERM...DJF AVIATION...VINCENT/MWS
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 4:00 PM EST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 400 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 NCZ007>011-024>028-041>043-077-078-088-089-112100- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 400 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT... WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. STEADY RAIN... OCCASIONALLY HEAVY... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY OCCUR. STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH...ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SOIL MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH. NCZ021>023-038>040-073>076-083>086-112100- FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY- MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE- 400 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. RAIN MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT... WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64 BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. STEADY RAIN... OCCASIONALLY HEAVY... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY OCCUR. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH... ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SOIL MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 7:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Orange, Wake | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Randolph, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 50 hr |
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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.