Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1140 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS OUR REGION THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING HOT CONDITIONS. A WEAKENING UPPER
TROUGH WILL APPROACH WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1125 PM TUESDAY...

COMPLEX FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES
AND CONTINUED DIFFICULTY WITH THE FORECAST OF CONVECTIVE INITIATION
AND EVOLUTION.

FIRST A WILDFIRE IN PENDER COUNTY THAT STARTED ON FRIDAY FROM A
LIGHTNING STRIKE ERUPTED ON MONDAY AND IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SMOKE
ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND TRIANGLE AREA. THE SMOKE ARRIVED WITH A
LIGHT SE FLOW OVERNIGHT AND A LOW MIXED LAYER. VISIBILITIES HAVE
BEEN AS LOW AS 1/2 OF A MILE AT KRWI AND 1 1/2 MILES AT KRDU. OUT
FLOW FROM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HELPED TO IMPROVE
VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE TRIANGLE AREA BUT THIS MAY BE TEMPORARY. AS
WINDS SUBSIDE...VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE. THE SMOKE WILL
LIKELY BE THICKEST OVER SECTIONS OF
WAYNE...WILSON...JOHNSTON...HALIFAX...EDGECOMBE AND NASH COUNTIES.

CONVECTION FIRED THIS EVENING ALONG INSTABILITY AXIS AND HAS
MAINTAINED INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS AS A WEAK MID-UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH LIFTS E-NE ACROSS EASTERN TN-NE GA INTO UPSTATE SC. WHILE AIR
MASS HAS BEEN WORKED OVER...BLENDED TOTAL PRECIP WATER SATELLITE
PRODUCT INDICATES PW VALUES AROUND 1.7 INCHES. DUE TO AVAILABLE
MOISTURE AND SLIGHT INSTABILITY...EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT...MORE SO SOUTH AND WEST VERSUS
NE. -WSS

ANOTHER HOT DAY IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S
TO NEAR 100. AFTN DEW POINTS ON WEDNESDAY RANGE IN THE MID 60S TO
NEAR 70. HOURLY APPARENT TEMP GRIDS SUGGEST THAT THE HEAT INDEX WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 105 DEGREES AND SHOULD PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR
A HEAT ADVISORY. WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ELEVATED HEAT INDECIES WITH THE
HWO. EXPECT ANOTHER SHOT OF AFTN CONVECTION ON WED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND PUSHING EAST
DURING THE EVENING. GREATEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NW PIEDMONT. -BLAES

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED ON THE IA/NE BORDER
WILL BE LOCATED IN WISCONSIN BY 00Z THU...MOVING OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
BY 12Z THU...WITH H5 TROUGHING/CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT EXTENDING
SOUTHEAST INTO THE OH/TN VALLEYS. THE H5 RIDGE CURRENTLY MOVING OVER
THE CAROLINAS/MID-ATLANTIC WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY 12Z THU...WITH
STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER CENTRAL NC. A WEAKENING
FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE
TN VALLEY (ASSOC/W THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW) WILL APPROACH THE
MID-ATLANTIC/NC LATE WED NIGHT...BUT SHOULD REMAIN WEST/NW OF
CENTRAL NC THROUGH 12Z THU. EXPECT ENOUGH LINGERING INSTABILITY TO
SUPPORT CONVECTION OVERNIGHT IN ASSOC/W ANY DISTURBANCES IN CYCLONIC
FLOW ALOFT...PRIMARILY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AS SUCH...THE PRECIP
FORECAST WILL PRIMARILY DEPEND ON THE TIMING/LOCATION OF ANY WEAK
PERTURBATIONS. WILL KEEP A 30% CHANCE IN THE NW PIEDMONT THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...WHERE AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCES WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO
TRACK...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) ELSEWHERE. AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL
LOWER POPS TO 20% EVERYWHERE. WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...
EXPECT BALMY LOWS IN THE LOWER/MID 70S.

THURSDAY:
THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS PROGGED TO SLOWLY MEANDER OVER THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES ON THU...WITH CONTINUED CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT
OVER THE TN/OH VALLEYS AND MID-ATLANTIC/NC. GFS/NAM BUFR SOUNDINGS
DIFFER GREATLY ON THE THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE ACROSS CENTRAL NC ON
THU...WITH THE GFS SHOWING DRY/SUBSIDENT MID-LEVELS WITH A ~1.00"
PWAT...AND THE NAM SHOWING A MOIST PROFILE WITH PWAT VALUES ~1.85".
ADDITIONALLY...MOS GUIDANCE IS SHOWING A ~10F RANGE IN HIGH TEMPS...
WITH THE MAV INDICATING 95F AT RDU AND THE MET 85F. GIVEN THAT THE
GFS/NAM SHOW A SIMILAR HEIGHT/MSLP PATTERN OVER CENTRAL NC...THE
AFOREMENTIONED DIFFERENCE IN THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES COULD BE A
RESULT OF SHORTWAVES IN CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT...OR RATHER THE DPVA
AHEAD OF/SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF SAID DISTURBANCES. HOWEVER...GFS
H85 TEMPS ARE ~3F WARMER OVER CENTRAL NC THAN THE NAM THU
AFTERNOON...WITH SIMILAR H85 WIND SPEED/DIRECTIONS ON BOTH MODELS.
THIS TREND IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE CAROLINAS...BUT MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST STATES AS WELL...AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN WHY.
WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND...WILL FORECAST A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF
SHOWERS/STORMS...WITH CHANCES/COVERAGE MOST LIKELY DEPENDING ON THE
PRESENCE/TIMING OF DISTURBANCES IN CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT...ALTHOUGH IF
GFS THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES ARE  ON THE RIGHT TRACK WE WOULD LIKELY
BE TOO DRY/CAPPED FOR ANY CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. GIVEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED UNCERTAINTY W/REGARD TO H85 TEMPS...WILL SPLIT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOS GUIDANCE...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...OR
89-94F.

THURSDAY NIGHT:
THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER OVER THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO THU NIGHT...WITH CYCLONIC FLOW
ALOFT EXTENDING SOUTH OVER THE OH/TN VALLEYS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND CAROLINAS. PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE TIED ENTIRELY TO ANY
DISTURBANCES IN CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT AND THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY
LINGERING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WILL CONTINUE A TOKEN 20%
CHANCE OF STORMS WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. -VINCENT

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM TUESDAY...

...PRECIP CHANCES EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...

THE AFOREMENTIONED VERTICALLY STACKED CYCLONE OVER THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND LIFT N/NE TOWARD
JAMES BAY ON FRI...WITH CONTINUED CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT OVER THE TN
VALLEY...MID-ATLANTIC AND CAROLINAS...WITH A POSSIBILITY OF MORE
FOCUSED SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHING CENTRAL NC FROM THE WEST FRI
EVE/NIGHT. AS A RESULT...EXPECT INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES ON FRI/FRI
NIGHT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS NIGHTS. WILL FCST 30-40% AT THIS TIME DUE
TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TIMING/EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN...WITH NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPS IN THE UPPER
80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S FRI NIGHT.

THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...EXPECT A STRENGTHENING H5
RIDGE OVER TX/MEXICO...A PERSISTENT H5 RIDGE OFFSHORE...AND WEAK H5
TROUGHING IN-BETWEEN OVER THE TN VALLEY...DEEP SOUTH AND CAROLINAS.
GIVEN SEASONAL BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE/INSTABILITY AND WEAK
TROUGHING ALOFT OVER AND JUST UPSTREAM OF CENTRAL NC...EXPECT
INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL KEEP POPS NO HIGHER THAN 30% AT THIS TIME
DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ASSOC/W THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. EXPECT
HIGH/LOW TEMPS NEAR NORMAL...UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S. -VINCENT

&&

.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 745 PM TUESDAY...

COMPLEX FORECAST SITUATION THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SMOKE AND POTENTIAL CONVECTION.

SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN NC WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL NC...ADVERSELY AFFECTING VSBYS AND CIGS...MAINLY AT
KRDU/KRWI. EXPECT VSBYS AND CIGS TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE THE COLLAPSE OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER TONIGHT RESULTS IN
CONTINUED VSBYS AND CIGS RESTRICTIONS (OUTFLOW FROM CONVECTION COULD
POTENTIAL DISPERSE SOME OF THE SOME ISSUE THOUGH). POOREST
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT KRDU THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN
SHIFTING EAST TOWARD KRWI. THINK WE MAY SEE A SOME IFR OR LIFR
VISBYS FROM THE SMOKE COMBINED WITH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT KRWI
AROUND SUNRISE.

IN ADDITION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE
SEA BREEZE... PIEDMONT TROUGH... AND HIGHER TERRAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT SOME STORMS MY AFFECT KGSO/KINT
ALONG WITH ONGOING CONVECTION AT KFAY. CANNOT RULE OUT A STORM OR
TWO AT KRDU AND KRWI AS WELL... GENERATED OFF OF OUTFLOW FROM STORMS
NEAR KFAY. ANY STORMS THAT DO AFFECT ANY TAF SITES HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL... ALONG
WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS.

OUTSIDE OF SMOKE...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION POSSIBLE.

OUTLOOK...THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VSBYS
AND CIGS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST. -BLAES

&&

.CLIMATE...
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR JUNE 21-23:

RDU

DATE        |   MAX T    YEAR  | HIGH MIN  YEAR
------------------------------------------------
WED JUN 22  |   100      1981  |   77      1981
THU JUN 23  |   100      1986  |   73    2010/1996

GSO

DATE        |   MAX T   YEAR   | HIGH MIN  YEAR
------------------------------------------------
WED JUN 22  |    99     1933   |   75      1981
THU JUN 23  |    97     1988   |   73      2010

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BLAES
NEAR TERM...WSS/BLAES
SHORT TERM...VINCENT
LONG TERM...VINCENT
AVIATION...BSD/BLAES
CLIMATE...KC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ024-025-040>042-076>078-088-089-221800-
ORANGE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-
SAMPSON-
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SMOKE FROM A WILDFIRE IN PENDER COUNTY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SMOKE WILL BE THICK AT TIMES. THE SMOKE WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND IMPACT THOSE SENSITIVE TO AIR QUALITY
ISSUES.

HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE NEAR 100 DEGREES FOR A SHORT TIME THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ021>023-038-039-073>075-083>086-221800-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.

HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES FOR A SHORT
TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007>011-026>028-043-221800-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WILSON-
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SMOKE FROM A WILDFIRE IN PENDER COUNTY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES AND COULD IMPACT THOSE SENSITIVE TO AIR QUALITY ISSUES.

HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE NEAR 100 DEGREES FOR A SHORT TIME THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
957 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ073-074-220300-
MONTGOMERY-STANLY-
957 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS STANLY AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EDT...

AT 956 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORWOOD...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALBEMARLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TROY... NORWOOD... AND
MOUNT GILEAD.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 7989 3524 7977 3515 8008 3517 8011
      3519 8011 3519 8013 3518 8012 3517 8013
      3518 8014 3529 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 237DEG 15KT 3527 8008

77

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
958 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

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

0936 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW FAYETTEVILLE      35.08N  78.92W
06/21/2011                   CUMBERLAND         NC   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT 1818 MCGOUGAN ROAD IN
            FAYETTEVILLE

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1100849

ELLIS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1010 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

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

0945 PM     HAIL             2 SSE SEVEN LAKES       35.24N  79.57W
06/21/2011  M1.00 INCH       MOORE              NC   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WEST END.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1100850

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1027 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ084-220330-
RICHMOND-
1027 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND COUNTY THROUGH 1130
PM EDT...

AT 1027 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EAST ROCKINGHAM...OR ABOUT OVER ROCKINGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE EAST ROCKINGHAM...
ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...DOBBINS HEIGHTS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PENNY SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7992 3485 7990 3490 7985 3499 7988
      3515 7961 3512 7957 3509 7958 3506 7957
      3506 7950 3504 7946 3499 7958 3493 7958
      3490 7956 3485 7963 3482 7962 3481 7969
      3480 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 243DEG 9KT 3492 7979

77

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ008>011-026>028-041>043-078-089-221000-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
ROANOKE RAPIDS...LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...RALEIGH...
SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...SMOKEY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

SMOKE FROM A WILDFIRE IN PENDER COUNTY WILL LINGER OVER SECTIONS
OF THE COASTAL PLAIN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL DROP
BELOW A MILE ALONG AND EAST OF I-95 WITH POCKETS OF VISIBILITY
NEAR A HALF MILE. GUSTY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS MAY TEMPORARILY IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER...ONCE THE WINDS SUBSIDE...THE SMOKE WILL BECOME
CONCENTRATED ONCE AGAIN AND RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT IN
AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. THIS INCLUDES I-95 FROM BENSON TO ROANOKE
RAPIDS....AND I-40 FROM RALEIGH TO NORTHEAST OF CLINTON. SIMILAR
TO FOG...LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK BEST IN THE SMOKEY AREAS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1141 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ038-039-074-075-220445-
DAVIDSON-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RANDOLPH-
1141 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH...MOORE...
MONTGOMERY AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT...

AT 1140 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DENTON...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA
THROUGH 100 AM.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DENTON...MARTHA...
ULAH... ASHEBORO... FRANKLINVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.
STAY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3588 8038 3590 8003 3590 7955 3564 7955
      3552 7956 3551 7955 3549 7955 3547 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 252DEG 20KT 3563 8014

GIH