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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 24, 20114 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 24, 2011, 1:13 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2011, 1:13 AM EDT (05:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2011, 2:15 AM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Anson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 88 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 249 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 410 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 24, 1:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 1:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 8:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
814 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

NCZ042-073>078-083>086-088-089-250015-
JOHNSTON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
814 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT.
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT TONIGHT...WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-043-250015-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
WILSON-
814 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 59 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

KRR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1156 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     HAIL             2 NE ROLESVILLE         35.95N  78.42W
03/23/2011  E0.75 INCH       WAKE               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL NEAR HWY 96 AND HWY 401.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1100299

KC

Local storm report, Mar 24, 12:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1201 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1042 PM     HAIL             3 N DURHAM              36.02N  78.92W
03/23/2011  E0.75 INCH       DURHAM             NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZE HAIL LASTED APPROX 2 MIN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1100300

KC

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1201 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

NCZ038>040-073>076-240500-
CHATHAM-DAVIDSON-LEE-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RANDOLPH-STANLY-
1201 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS DAVIDSON...RANDOLPH...
CHATHAM...LEE...MOORE...MONTGOMERY AND STANLY COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM
EDT...

AT 1201 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PITTSBORO TO 22 MILES WEST OF FINGER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PITTSBORO TO 10 MILES WEST OF CONCORD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SEAGROVE...HARPERS
CROSSROADS...STEEDS...STANFIELD...TROY...SANFORD.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3549 8031 3551 8019 3561 8024 3583 7919
      3549 7900 3527 7922 3519 7910 3520 7924
      3518 7928 3516 7961 3517 7985 3513 8006
      3519 8011 3517 8023 3520 8026 3516 8034
      3516 8047 3518 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 294DEG 48KT 3579 7909 3543 8072

MWS

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:40 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1240 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

NCZ042-043-077-078-088-089-240545-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-WILSON-
1240 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WILSON...JOHNSTON...WAYNE...
HARNETT...SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT...

AT 1238 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKY
MOUNT TO 7 MILES NORTH OF SMITHFIELD TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LILLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WADE...AUTRYVILLE...
SALEMBURG...GARLAND...CLINTON...TURKEY.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3485 7849 3483 7887 3514 7911 3519 7910
      3558 7839 3582 7785 3574 7773 3567 7767
      3557 7782 3536 7780 3535 7782 3517 7783
      3514 7790 3518 7801 3517 7816 3489 7814
      3474 7819 3472 7811 3470 7811 3455 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 273DEG 48KT 3583 7778 3560 7832
          3529 7885

KRR

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 1:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
113 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

NCZ075-083>086-240615-
ANSON-HOKE-MOORE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
113 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...MOORE...ANSON...
HOKE AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT...

AT 112 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF ROCKFISH
TO PEACHLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF FORT
BRAGG TO 12 MILES WEST OF WADESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...LILESVILLE...
ROCKINGHAM...MORVEN...SILVER CITY...ROCKFISH...WAGRAM.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

STRONG WINDS WITH THESE STORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN
OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING
COVER. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL
TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 7945 3480 7967 3480 7999 3491 8032
      3508 8030 3517 7985 3517 7967 3515 7962
      3519 7965 3531 7920 3530 7918 3527 7922
      3519 7909 3503 7909 3495 7903 3483 7918
      3483 7933 3477 7932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 292DEG 47KT 3521 7897 3495 8027

MWS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash	45 min
Mar 23, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	46 min
Mar 23, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	21 min
Mar 23, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Granville, Person	47 min
Mar 23, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Vance, Warren	60 min
Mar 23, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	52 min
Mar 23, 10:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Person	3 hr
Mar 23, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person	52 min
Mar 23, 10:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake	46 min
Mar 23, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, Orange	60 min
Mar 23, 11:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	24 min
Mar 23, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	52 min
Mar 24, 12:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly	59 min
Mar 24, 12:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Durham, Wake	58 min
Mar 24, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson	65 min
Mar 24, 1:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Bladen	29 min
Mar 24, 3:57 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin and 8 more	28 hr

Nearby

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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.