Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2011, 3:10 PM EST for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:10 PM EST (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland 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, Hoke 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, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
260 WWUS72 KRAH 242010 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 310 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHES... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-251000- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.110225T1200Z-110225T2300Z/ 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- 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...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 310 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY... AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY... AND WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES... AND ARE LIKELY TO TOSS AROUND OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. VEHICLE HANDLING MAY PROVE DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY GUST NEAR OR OVER 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONSIDER BRINGING IN OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE TOSSED AROUND... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE. && $$ HARTFIELD
3 follow-up statements
617 WWUS72 KRAH 250934 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 434 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.110225T1200Z-110225T2300Z/ 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- 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...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 434 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION: ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SPORADIC HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE PRIMARILY EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. A FEW DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS INTERSTATE 95 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONSIDER BRINGING IN OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE TOSSED AROUND...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE. $$ VINCENT
747 WWUS72 KRAH 251650 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1150 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ 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- 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...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1150 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. SPORADIC HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE PRIMARILY EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND TOSS AROUND OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. A FEW DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS INTERSTATE 95 WHERE CROSSWINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONSIDER BRINGING IN OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE TOSSED AROUND...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE. $$ GIH
528 WWUS72 KRAH 252319 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 619 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-260030- /O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 619 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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.