Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2011, 3:27 PM EST for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 28, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2011, 3:27 PM EST (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 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 20:30 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, 8.5 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
- 1684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
190 WWUS72 KRAH 272027 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 327 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY... .AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY DURING THE DAY MONDAY...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR TUESDAY...AND WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER COMPARED TO MONDAY. NCZ007>011-023>028-039>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-280600- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.110228T1700Z-110228T2300Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-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...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM... LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 327 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE TRIAD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS...OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT MONDAY...WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON...FROM ABOUT NOON TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES...TOSS ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE...OR MOVE INDOORS WHERE POSSIBLE...LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DJF
4 follow-up statements
493 WWUS72 KRAH 280643 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 143 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. NCZ007>011-023>028-039>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-282300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.110228T1700Z-110228T2300Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON- STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND- HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM... LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 143 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION: ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT THE TRIAD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES...TOSS ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ VINCENT
295 WWUS72 KRAH 280830 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 330 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. NCZ021-022-038-282300- /O.EXA.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.110228T1700Z-110228T2300Z/ FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...LEXINGTON 330 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES...TOSS ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ007>011-023>028-039>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-282300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.110228T1700Z-110228T2300Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON- STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND- HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM... LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 330 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES...TOSS ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ VINCENT
819 WWUS72 KRAH 281553 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1053 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST UP TO 45 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-282300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.110228T1700Z-110228T2300Z/ 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 1053 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES...TOSS ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS...AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS...OR MOVE THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
261 WWUS72 KRAH 282306 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS EXPIRING... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-010015- /O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. $$ GIH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 62 min |
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.