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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2011, 9:33 PM EDT for Wake County, North Carolina. It was in force for 57 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
- Jun 24, 2011, 9:33 PM EDT (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 2216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jun 24, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 851 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 NCZ008>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-251300- GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON- WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 851 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 OVER PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGLE...SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 12 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. NCZ007-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-251300- PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH- CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND- 851 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TRIAD... HOWEVER...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VINCENT
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
619 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NCZ083-242315-
ANSON-
619 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ANSON COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 613 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF ANSON COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE
PRODUCED GUST FRONTS THAT WILL ENTER THE COUNTY FROM THE WEST AND
SOUTH. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE GUST FRONT...EXPECT WINDS TO BRIEFLY
INCREASE TO AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST 5 TO 10
MINUTES.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS
INCLUDE...PEACHLAND...WHITE
STORE...MCFARLAN...ANSONVILLE...WADESBORO...AND MORVEN.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH
CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 8030 3504 7988 3501 7990 3499 7988
3485 7990 3480 7992 3481 8032 3481 8033
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 289DEG 21KT 3495 8042
WSSSpecial weather statement, Jun 24, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
723 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NCZ083>085-250015-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
723 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCOTLAND...RICHMOND AND
ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 722 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN ANSON AND WESTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HAMLET...DOBBINS
HEIGHTS...LAUREL HILL.
OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER MOORE COUNTY NEAR CARTHAGE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 7953 3480 7968 3480 7999 3482 8010
3509 7993 3495 7938 3466 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 280DEG 16KT 3489 7979
WSSSpecial weather statement, Jun 24, 9:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
933 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NCZ041-250230-
WAKE-
933 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WAKE COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM
EDT...
AT 933 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAKE WHEELER...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GARNER...RALEIGH...
NEW HOPE...KNIGHTDALE...WENDELL.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
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 3579 7830 3574 7840 3571 7844 3571 7847
3560 7861 3563 7876 3576 7882 3598 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 247DEG 19KT 3571 7871
22Special weather statement, Jun 24, 9:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
933 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NCZ007-008-024-025-041-250230-
DURHAM-GRANVILLE-ORANGE-PERSON-WAKE-
933 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
WAKE...SOUTHEAST PERSON...ORANGE...GRANVILLE AND DURHAM COUNTIES
THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 932 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EFLAND...OR ABOUT OVER HILLSBOROUGH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SCHLEY...ROUGEMONT...
BAHAMA...MORIAH...AND...BUTNER...STEM.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH
CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 7855 3596 7926 3601 7927 3620 7926
3637 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 256DEG 22KT 3612 7915
WSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Vance, Warren | 57 min |
| Jun 24, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 58 min |
| Jun 24, 11:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 41 min |
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Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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.