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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 23, 20104 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2010, 3:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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: Jun 23, 2010, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2010, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chatham County, NC, Durham County, NC, Orange County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 23, 2:58 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:58 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:47 AM EDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
447 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-241000-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
447 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY FROM 4 PM UNTIL SUNSET. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

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

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS ON FRIDAY.

WITH THE PERSISTENT HEAT...IF SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING.
WEAR LIGHT FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. LIMIT TIME IN THE
DIRECT SUN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ008>011-024>028-040-041-043-073>076-083-084-241000-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-
CHATHAM-WAKE-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
447 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND AROUND SUNSET.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. IN
ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT FEEL
LIKE THE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

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

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS ON FRIDAY.

ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO
AROUND 105 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE AREA.
THOSE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAT.

BE SURE TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
BUILDING. WEAR LIGHT FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. LIMIT TIME
IN THE DIRECT SUN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-241000-
JOHNSTON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
447 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

 HEAT ADVISORY...FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES.

ALSO...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND AROUND SUNSET.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

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

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS ON FRIDAY.

ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO AT
OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR
THE AREA. THOSE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF
TIME SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAT.

BE SURE TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
BUILDING. WEAR LIGHT FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. LIMIT TIME
IN THE DIRECT SUN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DJF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 4:16 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson, Scotland and 1 more	15 hr
Jun 23, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person	62 min
Jun 23, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke	65 min
Jun 23, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person	42 min
Jun 23, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Wake	25 min
Jun 23, 3:30 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more	28 hr
Jun 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	45 min
Jun 23, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	42 min
Jun 23, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	44 min
Jun 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett	30 min
Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	53 min
Jun 23, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	88 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2010 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.