Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2011, 3:59 AM EST for 25 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2011, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 6:02 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 25 counties
Alamance County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS72 KRAH 140859 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 359 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WILL GUST AT TIMES TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-142100- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.110214T1700Z-110215T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO 359 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL DOWN TREES AND NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
899 WWUS72 KRAH 141557 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1057 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WILL GUST AT TIMES TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-150000- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.110214T1700Z-110215T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO 1057 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE SANDHILLS NORTH TO THE PIEDMONT AND VIRGINIA BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD DOWN SMALL TREES AND TREE BRANCHES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS ALONG INTERSTATES 40 AND 85...HIGHWAY 220...HIGHWAY 64 AND HIGHWAY 1. SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
043 WWUS72 KRAH 142033 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 333 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-150200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO 333 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION: MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE SANDHILLS NORTH TO THE PIEDMONT AND VIRGINIA BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS ALONG INTERSTATES 40 AND 85...HIGHWAY 220...HIGHWAY 64 AND HIGHWAY 1. SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
436 WWUS72 KRAH 142302 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 602 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-150015- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO 602 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS GUSTED AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED IN THE PAST HOUR... AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VINCENT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:12 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 21 more | 17 hr |
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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.