Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Raleigh, NC

801 
WWUS52 KRAH 242305
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
605 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCC083-185-242315-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120224T2315Z/
HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC-
605 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WARREN AND NORTHERN
HALIFAX COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 615 PM EST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3651 7788 3651 7781 3648 7776 3649 7764
      3645 7762 3641 7754 3637 7754 3635 7758
      3632 7757 3631 7753 3633 7744 3624 7737
      3621 7738 3625 7805 3655 7800 3655 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 253DEG 63KT 3663 7725

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
320 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. COOLER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 310 PM FRIDAY...

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES TODAY...

THROUGH THIS EVENING: THE SURFACE COLD FRONT ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
MESOANALYSIS HAS PUSHED WELL INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS. STRONG TO SEVERE
CONVECTION CONTINUES TO STREAK ACROSS SOUTHEAST NC... SUPPORTED IN
LARGE PART BY A LOW LEVEL JET STREAK AND ASSOCIATED MASS
CONVERGENCE. WITH EARLY-DAY SURFACE HEATING COMBINED WITH WEAK MID
LEVEL COOLING... THE COLUMN CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WITH SURFACE
CAPE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 400-1000 J/KG ACROSS THE AREA (AND
MEASURED AT AROUND 400 J/KG ON THE SPECIAL 18Z GSO SOUNDING)...
ALTHOUGH THE BLOWOFF FROM THESE SOUTHEAST STORMS AND FROM EARLIER
SC/GA CONVECTION HAS SPREAD ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL NC AND TEMPERED THE
INSTABILITY A BIT HERE... DESPITE SURFACE DEW POINTS WELL INTO THE
60S. THE INTENSE WIND FIELD (0-6 KM SHEAR NEAR 70 KTS AND 0-1 KM
SHEAR OF AROUND 40 KTS) WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED SEVERE
CONVECTION... AND WE HAVE INDEED SEEN THESE DISCRETE CELLS AND
BOWING SEGMENTS BECOME MORE ORGANIZED OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT...
JUST A BIT AHEAD OF THE FRONT... IN THE LAST HOUR. FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT INTO A MATURE QLCS SHOULD BRING A WIDESPREAD THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
ISOLATED TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE GIVEN THE NICELY CURVED HODOGRAPH
THROUGH THE LOWEST 3 KM NOTED ON RUC PROXIMITY SOUNDINGS... AND DEEP
MOISTURE (BLENDED TPW IMAGERY SHOWING VALUES AROUND 200% OF NORMAL)
WITH HIGH DEW POINTS SHOULD ENSURE SUFFICIENTLY LOW LCL HEIGHTS FOR
A POSSIBLE STRONG TORNADO OR TWO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC. EXPECT THE SURFACE FRONT AND
PRECEDING STORMS TO SWEEP EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID
EVENING... FOLLOWED BY FAIR SKIES AND FALLING TEMPS OVERNIGHT. LOWS
34-42 WITH THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE REMAINING WINDY AND WELL-MIXED
OVERNIGHT WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION.

FOR SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT: THE MID LEVEL LOW TRACKING OVER LAKES
ERIE/ONTARIO AND UP THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE TO
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY... AS THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS
SHIFTS OVER NC. THE MSLP GRADIENT REMAINS QUITE TIGHT SUCH THAT
WINDS WILL INCREASE ANEW AFTER SUNRISE TO SUSTAINED 17-23 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30-35 MPH... LASTING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS THE LARGE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BRING ABOUT A RISK OF ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS (SEE
DISCUSSION BELOW). STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION AND UPSTREAM
TEMPS TODAY POINT TO HIGHS OF 52-58 SATURDAY... UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES. CLEAR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CHILLY LOWS OF 25-30 AS WINDS
DIMINISH TO NEARLY CALM DURING THE NIGHT. -GIH

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 120 PM FRIDAY...

THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE OVER MEXICO WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND
DEAMPLIFY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. SINCE STABLE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE (~1030-1035 MB) WILL PREVAIL DURING THAT TIME...EXPECT ONLY
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WAVE ALOFT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES...ADJUSTED DOWN SEVERAL DEGREES FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST...ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 50
DEGREES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE BUT CONTINUE TO
EXTEND WESTWARD ACROSS NC AND MAINTAIN FAIR WEATHER THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH PROJECTED LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES AROUND 1320 METERS SUGGESTS LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 30S...WHILE DEVELOPING RETURN FLOW BY LATE MON SHOULD ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM FRIDAY...

MON NIGHT-TUE NIGHT: A LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION REGIME WILL SUPPORT
INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE LOWEST 10 THOUSAND FT LATE MON NIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY TUE...WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR INCREASING CLOUDINESS...AND
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWFA TUE...AND AREA-WIDE WITH A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE TUE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCORDINGLY FURTHER MODERATE - MIDDLE 30S TO
AROUND 40 DEGREES MON NIGHT...MIDDLE 60S TUE...AND MOSTLY PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO LOWER 50S (COOLEST NE) COURTESY
OF THE PASSING WARM FRONT.

WED-FRI: A PAIR OF UPPER TROUGHS...IN A PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW
PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS...WILL SUPPORT A COUPLE OF MIGRATORY
SURFACE CYCLONES TO OUR NW (MUCH LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THIS WINTER
WEATHER SEASON) OWING TO A PERSISTENT 588 DM SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE OVER
THE CARIBBEAN. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE FRONT TRAILING THE FIRST
CYCLONE WILL CROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS (AND PERHAPS A FEW STORMS DUE TO THE PRECEDING WARMTH IN THE
70S) WED INTO WED NIGHT. CLEARING AND TURNING COOLER...BUT STILL
ABOVE AVERAGE...FOR THU-THU NIGHT...BEFORE THE THE SECOND FRONTAL
SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 105 PM FRIDAY...

WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND A PERIOD OF STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD FRONT... ADVERSE
AVIATION CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT CENTRAL NC TERMINAL FORECAST SITES
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... FIRST AT INT/GSO 18Z-22Z...
THEN AT RDU 19Z-23Z... AND AT RWI AT 20Z-00Z. FAY WILL SEE AN
EXTENDED THREAT OF STORMS FROM 18Z THROUGH 00Z AS STORMS TRAIN
REPEATEDLY OVER THE AREA. BACKGROUND WINDS FROM THE SW SUSTAINED AT
16-23 KTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25-35 KTS OUTSIDE OF ANY
STORMS... AND THIS STRONG WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET
MAY INDUCE MECHANICAL TURBULENCE THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
TO SMALL AIRCRAFT. NOTE THAT THESE PREFRONTAL WIND IS A STRONG
CROSSWIND AT INT. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD BRING LOCAL
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS WITH A LESSER THREAT OF HAIL THROUGH
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. DOMINANT VFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL DROP TO MVFR AND IFR IN
AND NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS. THE RISK OF STORMS WILL BE OVER BY
22Z-02Z... HOWEVER WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THE WINDS WILL SHIFT
AROUND TO WNW (270-300 DEGREES) AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT
AT 10-20 KTS PERIODICALLY GUSTING TO 20-25 KTS. MAINLY WESTERLY
WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY MORNING AT 15-20 KTS SUSTAINED AND
GUSTING TO 25-30 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOOKING BEYOND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON: WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 22Z
SATURDAY. MVFR/IFR FOG/STRATUS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO
WEDNESDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM.
STRENGTHENING WINDS FROM THE SW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. -GIH

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AS OF 140 PM FRIDAY...

...RED FLAG WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...

STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT TO WEST NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
WAKE OF THE EXITING FRONT. TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE SHOWERS ARE IN THE
MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
MODEST... FALLING NO LOWER THAN 35 PERCENT THIS EVENING BEFORE
RISING OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY IN THE WEST... WITH
WIDESPREAD RAINS IN THE EAST OF AS MUCH AS ONE INCH. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST... MAINLY EAST.

BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING SATURDAY... CONTINUING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25
PERCENT. HOWEVER IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S.

A RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WEST OF HIGHWAY 220. ANY POSSIBLE RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ADJUSTED
SATURDAY MORNING BASED ON RAINFALL FALLING THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD
SHORT TERM...MWS
LONG TERM...MWS
AVIATION...HARTFIELD
FIRE WEATHER...99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
519 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ009>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-252230-
VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-
HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
519 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

OUTSIDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE
ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT IN ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS
SAFE TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

NCZ008-025-040-074>076-083-084-252230-
GRANVILLE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
519 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

OUTSIDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE
ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS
SAFE TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

NCZ024-252230-
ORANGE-
519 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

OUTSIDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE
ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073-252230-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-
519 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

OUTSIDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE
ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
527 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0417 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SE HAW RIVER          36.08N  79.34W
02/24/2012                   ALAMANCE           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON LAURIE DR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200078

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
531 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ011-027-028-250000-
EDGECOMBE-HALIFAX-NASH-
531 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NASH...HALIFAX AND EDGECOMBE
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EST...

AT 530 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WARRENTON TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF CREEDMOOR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...LITTLETON...AIRLIE...
ROSEMARY...WELDON...GLENVIEW...RED OAK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7731 3600 7740 3591 7734 3582 7735
      3580 7748 3583 7775 3587 7783 3596 7817
      3630 7794 3652 7790 3648 7776 3649 7764
      3645 7762 3641 7754 3635 7758 3632 7757
      3633 7744 3622 7738 3611 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 277DEG 36KT 3654 7798 3597 7857

22

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
532 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ075>077-084-250000-
MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...
ROCKINGHAM
532 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE SANDHILLS
THROUGH 700 PM THIS EVENING...

A LINE OF SHOWERS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT INTO THE SANDHILLS
THROUGH 700 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE...
ROCKINGHAM...ROBBINS...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...AND LILLINGTON.

VINCENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
534 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0522 PM     TSTM WND GST     RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 35.88N  78.79W
02/24/2012  M46 MPH          WAKE               NC   ASOS

            RDU AIRPORT GUSTED TO 46 MPH AT 522 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200079

VINCENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
537 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND GST     HENDERSON OXFORD APT    36.36N  78.53W
02/24/2012  M46 MPH          GRANVILLE          NC   AWOS

            HENDERSON GUSTED TO 46 MPH AT 515 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200080

VINCENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
538 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W LAKE GASTON         36.52N  78.04W
02/24/2012                   WARREN             NC   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200081

MCLAMB