Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this high wind warning at Aug 26, 2011, 12:25 PM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 27, 2011, 1:22 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2011, 12:25 PM EDT (16:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2011, 1:22 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2011, 9:36 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 1:54 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 2:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Goldsboro, NC | POWER OUTAGES RECENTLY OCCURRED IN THE GOLDSBORO AREA AT 2 AM. |
| Aug 27, 2:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 3:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Elroy, NC | A LARGE 80 FOOT TALL TREE THAT IS 30 INCHES IN DIAMTER DOWNED IN GOLDSBORO AT THE INTERSECTION OF HICKORY ROAD AND SHERWOOD AVENUE |
| Aug 27, 4:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 4:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Sampson County Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 4:18 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 4:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC | |
| Aug 27, 4:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Roanoke Rapids, NC | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON RALEIGH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS. |
| Aug 27, 4:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Roanoke Rapids, NC | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WALDO STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS. |
| Aug 27, 4:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Johnston County Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 5:29 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 5:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Johnston County Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Goldsboro, NC | TREES DOWN. |
| Aug 27, 6:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Grantham, NC | TREES DOWN. |
| Aug 27, 6:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Goldsboro, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO. |
| Aug 27, 6:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 7:10 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Clayton, NC | THREE TREES ON POWER LINES ON HWY 70 NEAR SHOTWELL RD. |
| Aug 27, 7:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 2 Nne Tarboro, NC | |
| Aug 27, 7:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Sims, NC | TREE DOWN AT OLD RALEIGH RD AND OLD DAVIS RD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 27, 7:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Black Creek, NC | TREE DOWN ON PACKHOUSE RD NEAR BLOOMERY RD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 27, 7:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw New Hope, NC | TREE DOWN ON PACKHOUSE RD NEAR BLOOMERY RD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 27, 7:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Saratoga, NC | TREE ON A HOME ON HOLDENS CROSS RD. |
| Aug 27, 7:34 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 7:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Lucama, NC | TREES DOWN AT WIGGINS MILL ROAD AND SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL RD |
| Aug 27, 7:44 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Lucama, NC | ONE TREE DOWN AT ST. MARYS CHURCH RD AND FLOYD RD |
| Aug 27, 7:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 7:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC | |
| Aug 27, 8:13 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC | |
| Aug 27, 8:51 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 8:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Selma, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. MOST REPORTS BEGAN AROUND 0900 AM. SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED. |
| Aug 27, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tarboro, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SEVERAL STRUCTURES DAMAGED. |
| Aug 27, 9:23 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 9:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Halifax, NC | LARGE TREE ON HOUSE ON HAWKINS DRIVE ROANOKE RAPIDS |
| Aug 27, 9:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Clayton, NC | CLAYTON PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS TREES DOWN ON THE ROAD AT 1658 AMELIA CHURCH RD. |
| Aug 27, 9:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Clayton, NC | CLAYTON PUBLIC SAFTEY REPORTS TREES DOWN AT GLENLAUREL DR AND NC HWY 42. |
| Aug 27, 9:39 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC | |
| Aug 27, 9:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Walnut Creek, NC | LARGE TREE FELL ON EASTERN WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
| Aug 27, 9:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Halifax County Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 10:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Goldsboro, NC | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG U.S. 70 IN GOLDSBORO. SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 60MPH AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| Aug 27, 10:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Clayton, NC | 4 INCH TREE ON A HOUSE AT 131 ST IVES CT IN CLAYTON. |
| Aug 27, 10:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Princeton, NC | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG U.S. 70 IN PRINCETON. SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 60MPH AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| Aug 27, 10:01 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clinton, NC | 80 FOOT OAK TREE FELL ACROSS CHURCH PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN CLINTON. |
| Aug 27, 10:03 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC | |
| Aug 27, 10:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Goldsboro Wayne Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 10:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rocky Mount, NC | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING... INCLUDING THE INTERSECTIONS OF S CHURCH ST AND KINGSTON AVE... AND S CHURCH AND NASHVILLE RD |
| Aug 27, 10:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fremont, NC | NUMEROUS TREES ON HOMES IN WAYNE COUNTY. MAJOR DAMAGE TOSEVERAL HOMES IN FREMONT. |
| Aug 27, 10:44 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 10:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Halifax County Apt, NC | |
| Aug 27, 10:56 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Emit, NC | ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE ON OFF SPRING LN IN MIDDLESEX. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. |
| Aug 27, 11:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nashville, NC | *** 1 FATAL *** TREES DOWN...1 FATALITY DUE TO A FALLEN TREE |
| Aug 27, 11:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clinton, NC | SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND SAMPSON COUNTY |
| Aug 27, 12:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tarboro, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED. |
| Aug 27, 12:14 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Wendell, NC | 18 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOCKING ROAD. |
| Aug 27, 12:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilson, NC | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND THE CITY OF WILSON. |
| Aug 27, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pikeville, NC | HUGE TREES FELL IN PIKEVILLE DAMGING TOWN HALL AND THE COMMUNITY BLDG AND CLOSING ROADS. |
| Aug 27, 1:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke Rapids, NC | ROANOAKE RAPIDS HAS NUMEROUS TREES BLOCKING STREETS. MANY OF THESE TREES HAVE POWER LINES TANGLED IN THEM |
| Aug 27, 1:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw South Weldon, NC | I-95 SOUTHBOUND AT MILEMARKER 166 CLOSED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1725 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
209 WWUS72 KRAH 261625 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL PLAIN...EASTERN PIEDMONT...AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NC ON SATURDAY. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-270400- /O.UPG.KRAH.HW.A.0001.110827T1100Z-110828T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NC...OR ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 6 AM AND 6 PM OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN...INCLUDING CLINTON...GOLDSBORO...AND SMITHFIELD. BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN... INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT WILSON...TARBORO...AND ROANOKE RAPIDS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL DOWN NUMEROUS TREES... ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...AND CAUSE SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED POWER LINES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-270400- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...IN THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NC...FROM FAYETTEVILLE AND LILLINGTON...TO RALEIGH AND DURHAM...TO LOUISBURG AND OXFORD...TO HENDERSON AND WARRENTON. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MWS/WSS
5 follow-up statements
317 WWUS72 KRAH 270336 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-271545- /O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 6 AM AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS OR ROADS. && $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-271545- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO HENDERSON. * WINDS...THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL REMAIN TO OUR EAST. HOWEVER... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES DIFFICULT. IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO AVOID TREES AND POWER LINES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS. && $$ BADGETT
691 WWUS72 KRAH 270522 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-271730- /O.EXT.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T0522Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS OR ROADS. && $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-271730- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T0522Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO OXFORD. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES DIFFICULT. && $$
851 WWUS72 KRAH 271431 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280015- /O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE SUNRISE IN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CREATED SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS OR ROADS. && $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280015- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO OXFORD. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE FREQUENTLY OCCURRING THIS MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES DIFFICULT. && $$
333 WWUS72 KRAH 271951 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280400- /O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY...STRONGEST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE SUNRISE IN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CREATED SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS OR ROADS. && $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280400- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO OXFORD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES DIFFICULT. && $$
633 WWUS72 KRAH 280136 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY AND THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED... .HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280245- /O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON 936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE HURRICANE PULLS AWAY. FOR THE OVERNIGHT... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH LATE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280245- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON... DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE 936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ BADGETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 4:08 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:25 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Vance and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 59 min |
| Aug 26, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville | 69 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.