Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2011, 9:33 AM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 87 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2011, 9:33 AM EDT (13:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Wake County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Knightdale, NC | PINE TREE BLOWN DOWN IN THE KNIGHTDALE ESTATES AREA ATHODEGE AND POOLE ROADS. |
| Apr 5, 10:04 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Clinton, NC | TREE DOWN ON TOMAHAWK TRAIL NEAR INVERNESS RD. |
| Apr 5, 10:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Princeton, NC | TREES DOWN ALONG HICKORY CROSSROADS ROAD NEAR PRINCETON. |
| Apr 5, 10:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Goldsboro, NC | TREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE ON MULBERRY STREET IN GOLDSBORO. |
| Apr 5, 10:43 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Seymour Johnson Afb, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.
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 nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 450 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.4
- Supercell composite
- 15.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
751
WUUS52 KRAH 051333
SVRRAH
NCC051-085-101-163-183-191-195-051500-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0027.110405T1333Z-110405T1500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
933 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
* AT 930 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE
WHEELER TO 6 MILES WEST OF HOPE MILLS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARY TO 10 MILES EAST OF
RAEFORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE
LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPE MILLS...GARNER...
LINDEN...EASTOVER...
WADE...VANDER...
STEDMAN...FALCON...
SPIVEY'S CORNER...AUTRYVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LARGE HAIL WILL DAMAGE VEHICLES...WINDOWS AND SOME ROOFS. SEVERE
WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3485 7893 3489 7894
3497 7905 3595 7872 3579 7824 3572 7820
3584 7780 3569 7768 3564 7770 3557 7782
3540 7780 3515 7790 3518 7801 3517 7816
3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811 3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1332Z 288DEG 34KT 3574 7870 3496 7903
$$
WSS6 follow-up statements
710
WWUS52 KRAH 051349
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
949 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC051-085-101-163-183-191-195-051500-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-WAYNE NC-JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-
WAKE NC-
949 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN WAKE...WILSON...JOHNSTON...WAYNE...EASTERN HARNETT...
SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 942 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE WINDS HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGE IN CHATHAM
COUNTY. A WIND GUST OF 47 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN SOUTHWEST RALEIGH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM KNIGHTDALE TO HOPE MILLS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF
FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PER RADAR...SOME OF THE
STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR TO BE NEAR KNIGHTDALE AND WENDELL ALONG
HIGHWAY 64...AND OVER SOUTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTY SOUTH OF CLAYTON.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...DUNN...WENDELL...ENSON...CEDAR
CREEK...STEDMAN...FLOWERS...SPIVEY'S CORNER...FOUR
OAKS...AUTRYVILLE...EMIT...SMITHFIELD...SELMA...SALEMBURG...PINE
LEVEL...ROSEBORO...MICRO...NEWTON
GROVE...SIMS...KENLY...CLINTON...LUCAMA...WILSON...GA RLAND...ELM
CITY...BLACK CREEK...FREMONT...PIKEVILLE...MOUNT
OLIVE...GOLDSBORO...STANTONSBURG...SARATOGA...HARRELLS AND WALNUT
CREEK.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
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.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3485 7893 3495 7902
3590 7856 3579 7824 3572 7820 3584 7780
3569 7768 3565 7770 3557 7782 3542 7782
3540 7780 3515 7790 3518 7801 3517 7816
3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811 3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 288DEG 34KT 3585 7840 3489 7888
$$
WSS398
WWUS52 KRAH 051358
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
958 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC051-085-101-163-183-191-195-051500-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-WAYNE NC-JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-
WAKE NC-
958 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL WAKE...WILSON...JOHNSTON...WAYNE...EAST CENTRAL
HARNETT...SAMPSON AND EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 956 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WENDELL TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR CREEK...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH TO 15 MILES
SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SMITHFIELD AND SELMA BY 1005 AM EDT
SALEMBURG AND PINE LEVEL BY 1010 AM EDT
SIMS...ROSEBORO...NEWTON GROVE AND MICRO BY 1015 AM EDT
PRINCETON AND KENLY BY 1020 AM EDT
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3485 7883 3488 7882
3584 7839 3579 7825 3572 7820 3584 7780
3569 7768 3565 7770 3557 7782 3540 7780
3515 7790 3518 7801 3517 7816 3489 7814
3474 7819 3470 7811 3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 288DEG 34KT 3581 7828 3486 7876
$$
WSS058
WWUS52 KRAH 051411
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1011 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC085-183-051417-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
HARNETT NC-WAKE NC-
1011 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAKE AND EAST
CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED A 2
FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE DOWN IN KNIGHTDALE.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3485 7866 3577 7825
3572 7820 3584 7780 3568 7768 3565 7770
3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780 3515 7790
3518 7801 3517 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819
3470 7811 3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 288DEG 34KT 3578 7817 3483 7866
$$
NCC051-101-163-191-195-051500-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-WAYNE NC-JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-
1011 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR WILSON...EASTERN JOHNSTON...WAYNE...SAMPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 1006 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES WEST OF SIMS TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSEBORO...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE TO 15
MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SIMS...ROSEBORO...NEWTON GROVE AND MICRO BY 1015 AM EDT
PRINCETON...KENLY AND HOBBTON BY 1020 AM EDT
NAHUNTA...LUCAMA AND GRANTHAM BY 1025 AM EDT
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
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.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3485 7866 3577 7825
3572 7820 3584 7780 3568 7768 3565 7770
3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780 3515 7790
3518 7801 3517 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819
3470 7811 3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 288DEG 34KT 3578 7817 3483 7866
$$
WSS385
WWUS52 KRAH 051425 RRA
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1025 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC051-051434-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1025 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3498 7840 3573 7806
3577 7801 3584 7780 3568 7768 3557 7782
3542 7782 3540 7780 3515 7790 3518 7801
3517 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811
3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 288DEG 34KT 3573 7798 3478 7848
$$
NCC101-163-191-195-051500-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
SAMPSON NC-WAYNE NC-JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-
1025 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR WILSON...EAST CENTRAL JOHNSTON...WAYNE AND EASTERN SAMPSON
COUNTIES...
AT 1024 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM WILSON TO GARLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 17 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WILSON...GARLAND...FREMONT AND BLACK CREEK BY 1030 AM EDT
PIKEVILLE AND MAR-MAC BY 1035 AM EDT
WILLBANKS...TURKEY...STANTONSBURG AND MOUNT OLIVE BY 1040 AM EDT
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
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.
LAT...LON 3471 7838 3485 7849 3498 7840 3573 7806
3577 7801 3584 7780 3568 7768 3557 7782
3542 7782 3540 7780 3515 7790 3518 7801
3517 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811
3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 288DEG 34KT 3573 7798 3478 7848
$$
WSS558
WWUS52 KRAH 051444
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1044 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC101-051453-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
JOHNSTON NC-
1044 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3474 7830 3487 7829 3499 7821 3549 7806
3583 7780 3568 7768 3557 7782 3542 7782
3540 7780 3516 7789 3518 7801 3518 7811
3511 7817 3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811
3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 288DEG 34KT 3567 7777 3472 7828
$$
NCC163-191-195-051500-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
SAMPSON NC-WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-
1044 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN WILSON...WAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN SAMPSON COUNTIES...
AT 1042 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SARATOGA TO HARRELLS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
12 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE TO 16 MILES WEST OF WALLACE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WALNUT CREEK AND HARRELLS BY 1050 AM EDT
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3474 7830 3487 7829 3499 7821 3549 7806
3583 7780 3568 7768 3557 7782 3542 7782
3540 7780 3516 7789 3518 7801 3518 7811
3511 7817 3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811
3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 288DEG 34KT 3567 7777 3472 7828
$$
WSS415
WWUS52 KRAH 051458
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1058 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
NCC163-191-195-051508-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110405T1500Z/
SAMPSON NC-WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-
1058 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WILSON...WAYNE AND
SOUTHEASTERN SAMPSON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1100 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3474 7830 3487 7829 3499 7821 3549 7806
3583 7780 3568 7768 3557 7782 3542 7782
3540 7780 3516 7789 3518 7801 3518 7811
3511 7817 3489 7814 3474 7819 3470 7811
3466 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 288DEG 34KT 3562 7760 3468 7812
$$
22What 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 Apr 5, 7:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 7:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 754 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CAROLINAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 725 AM MONDAY... THE LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. AREA OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY EXITING THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN WITH AN HOUR OR SO LONG AREA OF STRATIFORM RAIN BEHIND THE CONVECTION. A BREAK IN THE PRECIP IS FOLLOWED BY AND AREA OF SCT LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN PIEDMONT AT DAYBREAK. EXPECT THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM TO END IN THE NEXT HOUR WITH SCT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THIS MORNING. NAM/GFS AND HIGH RES WRF MODELS INDICATE ALL OF THE PRECIP SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDDAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR SOMEWHAT BUT DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF SCT-BKN CU TO DEVELOP AROUND 5K FEET. GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15-20KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 30S KTS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT SEEM REASONABLE WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND SANDHILLS REGION. -BLAES && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 725 AM MONDAY... RETURN TO A MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN THIS PERIOD WITH A COMMENCEMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND ON THURSDAY. SURFACE HIGH OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL BUILD AND EXTEND INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. BLUSTERY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DROP OFF APPRECIABLY BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING AS AIR MASS COOLS AND STABILIZES. AIR MASS RELATIVELY DRY WITH DEWPOINT SPREADS OVERNIGHT VARYING FROM ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE WEST TO ABOUT 5 DEGREES IN THE COASTAL PLAIN. WOULD PREFER TO SEE A NARROWER RANGE FOR WIDESPREAD FROST FORMATION...ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST. LOCALES WHERE WINDS DECOUPLE INITIALLY WILL STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING A DECENT FROST. HAVE ADDED PATCHY FORECAST TO GRIDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 33 TO 38. WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...SURFACE RIDGE DRIFTS EAST SOUTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ESTABLISH A LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION. THE RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS AND SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL AID TO MODIFY AIR MASS QUICKLY. AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE DAY... AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70... JUST SHY OF NORMAL FOR EARLY APRIL. NOT AS CHILLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHWEST FLOW MAY OCCUR AND PATCHES OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS PROJECTED TO TRAVERSE WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR REGION. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE MID 40S. ON THURSDAY...AIR MASS CONTINUES TO MODIFY AS THICKNESSES INCREASE ABOUT 20 METERS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS WILL PUSH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 70S MOST SPOTS. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 245 PM MONDAY... A VERY WARM PERIOD SHAPING UP FOR MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS PERIOD AS UPPER AIR PATTERN CHARACTERIZED BY A MINOR UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND A DEEP CLOSED LOW OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THIS TYPE OF PATTERN SUGGEST AN ACTIVE WEATHER REGIME FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A DISTURBANCE IN THIS ACTIVE FLOW TO OUR NORTH MAY DRAG A BACKDOOR FRONT INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOME QUESTION STILL ON HOW FAR SOUTH THIS FEATURE MIGRATES INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGES NOT OVERLY SHARP BUT DOES MAINTAIN POSITION OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES/FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH THE PERIOD. PLAN TO SHOW SOME COOLING OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST SUNDAY (THOUGH IF 12Z GFS VERIFIES...COOLING MORE PRONOUNCED SATURDAY OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN WITH WARMING TREND OCCURRING ON SUNDAY). DUE TO VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY...WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE TO SMALL CHANCE POP OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. MAIN WEATHER STORY WILL BE THE ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES. LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES RISE INTO THE 1400 TO 1410 METER RANGE THIS WEEKEND. THIS SUPPORTS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES DO NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME AS RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S DURING THIS PERIOD. MONDAY...FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN UNITED STATES LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GFS ABOUT 6 HOURS FASTER THAN 00Z ECMWF AT THIS TIME. KEPT POPS NO HIGHER THAN 20 PERCENT AT THIS TIME. CONTINUED VERY WARM MONDAY. && .AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 745 AM TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS CROSSING THE TRIAD REGION AT 730 AM. THE SURFACE WINDS SHIFT ABRUPTLY FROM THE S-SW TO THE NW WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 32-40 KTS COMMON. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH THE TRIANGLE AREA AND FAYETTEVILLE BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM...AND THE KRWI VICINITY AROUND 11 AM. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...CEILINGS WILL LIFT INTO THE LOW END OF VFR CATEGORY WITH CLOUD BASES BETWEEN 4000-6000FT. AS DRIER AIR OVERSPREADS THE REGION LATER TODAY...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 5 PM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM TO 5 KTS OR LESS. VFR CONDITIONS PROJECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VFR CONDITIONS GENERALLY EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THOUGH THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY DUE TO CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK FRONT THAT MAY DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. && .FIRE WEATHER... AS OF 1005 PM MONDAY... COOLER AND DRIER AIR ARRIVES TUESDAY AFTERNOON... WITH WINDS BLUSTERY ONCE AGAIN... SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. WITH RH VALUES BOTTOMING OUT AT 30 TO 40 PERCENT... FIRE DANGER WILL AGAIN BE ELEVATED. WILL EVALUATE THE NEED FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER STATEMENT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. -GIH/RTE && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089. && SYNOPSIS...WSS NEAR TERM...BLAES SHORT TERM...WSS LONG TERM...WSS AVIATION...WSS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 7:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 707 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-061115- 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- 707 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... 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. FROST ADVISORY. .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. FROST ADVISORY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:58 AM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
858 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0458 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ENFIELD 36.21N 77.67W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON NC 561.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100384
MWSLocal storm report, Apr 5, 9:00 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
900 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0451 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW HALIFAX 36.30N 77.67W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINES DOWN AT 1300 CAROLINA ST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100385
MWSLocal storm report, Apr 5, 9:03 AM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
903 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S HALIFAX 36.30N 77.59W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC PUBLIC
APPROX. 500 FT OF WOODEN FENCE CARRIED DOWNWIND...AT
8844 HWY 301.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100386
MWSLocal storm report, Apr 5, 9:07 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
907 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON 35.81N 80.26W
04/05/2011 DAVIDSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY. MULTIPLE
TRANSFORMERS ON FIRE
0222 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW STANFIELD 35.22N 80.48W
04/05/2011 STANLY NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR PINE BLUFF AND RIVER RD IN MIDLAND.
0222 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FINGER 35.32N 80.38W
04/05/2011 STANLY NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR ROWLAND RD AND MISSION CHURCH RD.
0230 AM TSTM WND DMG DENTON 35.64N 80.11W
04/05/2011 DAVIDSON NC PUBLIC
LARGE TREES DOWN ON MAIN ST IN DENTON. TREES TOOK DOWN
POWER LINES.
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HIGH POINT 35.99N 80.00W
04/05/2011 GUILFORD NC PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN IN PARKING LOT.
0237 AM TSTM WND DMG BADIN 35.40N 80.11W
04/05/2011 STANLY NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR FALLS AND SPRUCE.
0238 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW HIGH POINT 36.00N 80.02W
04/05/2011 GUILFORD NC BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE ON A HOUSE ON PINE CIRCLE DR NEAR AVERY ST IN HIGH
POINT.
0243 AM TSTM WND GST PIEDMONT TRIAD AIRPORT 36.10N 79.94W
04/05/2011 M59 MPH GUILFORD NC ASOS
0245 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 36.08N 79.83W
04/05/2011 GUILFORD NC EMERGENCY MNGR
20 HOMES DAMAGED... TREES ON HOMES THROUGHOUT
GREENSBORO.
0246 AM TSTM WND DMG RANDLEMAN 35.82N 79.80W
04/05/2011 RANDOLPH NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY... TREE ON A HOUSE
ON SHAW ROAD IN RANDLEMAN
0253 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW POLKTON 35.00N 80.22W
04/05/2011 ANSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR TUCKER RD AND PEACHLAND
0300 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 36.29N 78.05W
04/05/2011 GUILFORD NC PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN ON GLENOAKS DR. IN GREENSBORO
0304 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E WHITE STORE 34.90N 80.15W
04/05/2011 ANSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 109 S NEAR PHILLIPS RD
0305 AM TSTM WND GST BURLINGTON APT 36.03N 79.48W
04/05/2011 M60 MPH ALAMANCE NC ASOS
KBUY ASOS
0306 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 ESE ANSONVILLE 35.09N 80.00W
04/05/2011 ANSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 109 N NEAR THE PEE DEE RIVER
0311 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E SILER CITY 35.72N 79.44W
04/05/2011 CHATHAM NC 911 CALL CENTER
2 TREES ON 2 HOUSES ON CAMBRIDGE STREET. HOUSES ARE
NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER.
0325 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW DIGGS 34.89N 79.93W
04/05/2011 ANSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON PIT RD IN MORVEN OFF NC 145 AND SHILO
CHURCH RD
0330 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW ROXBORO 36.40N 78.99W
04/05/2011 PERSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR LEESBURG RRD AND CHUB LAKE ST IN
ROXBORO
0336 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW DURHAM 36.02N 78.93W
04/05/2011 DURHAM NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE TREE ON HOUSE ON CAROLINA AVE IN DURHAM.
0340 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W BETHEL HILL 36.51N 78.97W
04/05/2011 PERSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON 5000 BLOCK OF WOODSDALE RD... NORTH OF
ROXBORO.
0340 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW DURHAM 36.01N 78.97W
04/05/2011 DURHAM NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON NC 751 NEAR WILDBERRY ROAD.
0350 AM TSTM WND GST RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 35.88N 78.79W
04/05/2011 M51 MPH WAKE NC ASOS
0352 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW OXFORD 36.32N 78.63W
04/05/2011 GRANVILLE NC 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD ON HWY 158 NEAR OXFORD.
0400 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE CARY 35.78N 78.79W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE ON A HOUSE ON CORNWALLIS ST.
0400 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW APEX 35.75N 78.89W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON JENKS ROAD.
0404 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW WAKE FOREST 35.95N 78.55W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR FOREST PINES DR AND ANGLE SIDE PL
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLINTON 36.11N 78.45W
04/05/2011 FRANKLIN NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON N CHAVIS STREET.
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HENDERSON 36.35N 78.41W
04/05/2011 VANCE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON NC 39 NORTH NEAR STATE RD 3609
0408 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SW RALEIGH 35.77N 78.68W
04/05/2011 M52 MPH WAKE NC NWS OFFICE
0408 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE RALEIGH 35.80N 78.61W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR BARKSDALE RD AND RALEIGH BLVD
0413 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S PILOT 35.86N 78.27W
04/05/2011 FRANKLIN NC 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINE DOWN NEAR OLD MILBURNIE AND CANDLEHURST LN
0415 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE LOUISBURG 36.12N 78.26W
04/05/2011 FRANKLIN NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON T. K. ALLEN ROAD NEAR ROUTE 561. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0423 AM TSTM WND GST FT BRAGG SIMMONS AAF 35.14N 78.93W
04/05/2011 M59 MPH CUMBERLAND NC ASOS
0425 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSE SEMINOLE 35.38N 78.94W
04/05/2011 HARNETT NC 911 CALL CENTER
2 TREES ON TWO DIFFERENT HOUSES NEAR SPRING HILL CHURCH
RD AND MDOUGAL RD
0434 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S PILOT 35.83N 78.27W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT NC 97 E AND NC HWY 39
0435 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSE GARNER 35.61N 78.60W
04/05/2011 WAKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
10 TREE TOPS SNAPPED OFF NEAR BENSON ROAD AND CLEVELAND
SCHOOL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW LINDEN 35.27N 78.76W
04/05/2011 HARNETT NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HORSESHOE BEND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0440 AM TSTM WND DMG KENLY 35.59N 78.13W
04/05/2011 JOHNSTON NC 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND KENLY. ONE BUILDING DAMAGED
FROM FALLING TREES.
0448 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW NASHVILLE 35.98N 78.03W
04/05/2011 NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN ROAD AT 3549 PLEASANT GROVE CHURCH RD.
0449 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 N MICRO 35.65N 78.22W
04/05/2011 JOHNSTON NC 911 CALL CENTER
A FEW TREES DOWN ON 10000 BLOCK OF OLD BEULAH RD
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S SPRING HOPE 35.87N 78.10W
04/05/2011 NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR NC 581 AND NC 97.
0451 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW HALIFAX 36.30N 77.67W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINES DOWN AT 1300 CAROLINA ST.
0452 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE MICRO 35.59N 78.19W
04/05/2011 JOHNSTON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON 5800 BLOCK OF OLD BEULAH RD.
0452 AM TSTM WND DMG ROANOKE RAPIDS 36.45N 77.65W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON VIRGINIA AVE.
0453 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW NASHVILLE 35.99N 77.97W
04/05/2011 NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN ROAD AT 1154 WOMBLEY RD.
0453 AM TSTM WND DMG NASHVILLE 35.96N 77.96W
04/05/2011 NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON RESIDENCE AT 420 BAKER ST.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST HALIFAX COUNTY APT 36.33N 77.64W
04/05/2011 M54 MPH HALIFAX NC AWOS
0456 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW KENLY 35.61N 78.13W
04/05/2011 JOHNSTON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES ON POWERLINE ON NC 222 W NEAR BUNN RD
0458 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ENFIELD 36.21N 77.67W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON NC 561.
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG LUCAMA 35.64N 78.01W
04/05/2011 WILSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT MAIN ST. AND AYCOCK ST.
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S HALIFAX 36.30N 77.59W
04/05/2011 HALIFAX NC PUBLIC
APPROX. 500 FT OF WOODEN FENCE CARRIED DOWNWIND...AT
8844 HWY 301.
0502 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW WHITAKERS 36.10N 77.71W
04/05/2011 NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN ROAD AT 9520 EAST NASH ST NC 33.
0505 AM TSTM WND GST ROCKY MOUNT WILSON APT 35.86N 77.88W
04/05/2011 M50 MPH NASH NC ASOS
0510 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E WILSON 35.73N 77.91W
04/05/2011 WILSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN WILSON.
0516 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W LEGGETT 35.99N 77.63W
04/05/2011 EDGECOMBE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON BATTLEBORO-LEGGETT RD.
0520 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 WSW LINDEN 35.21N 78.84W
04/05/2011 CUMBERLAND NC 911 CALL CENTER
2 TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF RAMSEY STREET AND
PALENSTINE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0521 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE LEGGETT 36.00N 77.53W
04/05/2011 EDGECOMBE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON FISHING CREEK RD.
0522 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E LEGGETT 35.99N 77.57W
04/05/2011 EDGECOMBE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON NC 33.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100330 RAH1100335 RAH1100336 RAH1100381 RAH1100332
RAH1100337 RAH1100368 RAH1100329 RAH1100334 RAH1100331 RAH1100375
RAH1100333 RAH1100379 RAH1100357 RAH1100378 RAH1100354 RAH1100377
RAH1100340 RAH1100348 RAH1100342 RAH1100352 RAH1100339 RAH1100364
RAH1100341 RAH1100382 RAH1100371 RAH1100347 RAH1100363 RAH1100338
RAH1100372 RAH1100370 RAH1100346 RAH1100344 RAH1100359 RAH1100369
RAH1100349 RAH1100351 RAH1100380 RAH1100358 RAH1100365 RAH1100361
RAH1100385 RAH1100366 RAH1100383 RAH1100353 RAH1100356 RAH1100343
RAH1100367 RAH1100384 RAH1100360 RAH1100386 RAH1100355 RAH1100345
RAH1100362 RAH1100376 RAH1100350 RAH1100374 RAH1100373
MWSLocal storm report, Apr 5, 9:10 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
910 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW GREENSBORO 36.04N 79.88W
04/05/2011 GUILFORD NC PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN ON GLENOAKS DR. IN GREENSBORO
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100333
BLAESLocal storm report, Apr 5, 9:28 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
928 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM TSTM WND DMG SILER CITY 35.72N 79.46W
04/05/2011 CHATHAM NC EMERGENCY MNGR
6 TO 8 BUILDING DAMAGED IN SILER CITY WITH ROOFS BLOWN
OFF. ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG THE COLD
FRONT.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1100387
JOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 2:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 2:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Stanly | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 2:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 2:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 3:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Wake | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Scotland | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 4:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 4:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 5:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 7:06 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Lee and 6 more | 87 min |
| Apr 5, 8:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery and 5 more | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 9:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 87 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.