Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT for 8 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 75 min. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT (03:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2012, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 11:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Ingleside, NC | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jun 29, 11:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Louisburg, NC | TREE DOWN AT T K ALLEN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 561 |
| Jun 29, 11:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Falls Lake, NC | TREE DOWN AT FALLS OF NEUSE AND LITCHFORD RD. |
| Jun 29, 11:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Raleigh, NC | TREE ON POWER LINES AT OXFORD RD. AND REAVES DR. |
| Jun 29, 11:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Rolesville, NC | TREE DOWN ON MITCHEL MILL RD. |
| Jun 29, 11:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw New Hope, NC | TREES DOWN AT HAVEN RD AND DONALD ROSS RD. |
| Jun 29, 11:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw New Hope, NC | TREE ON POWER LINE AT 2801 GLADSTONE DR. |
| Jun 29, 11:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Garner, NC | TREE DOWN AT TIMBER DR. AND WHITE OAK RD. |
| Jun 29, 11:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Spring Hope, NC | TREE DOWN SEVEN PATHS ROAD AND ARTHUR WILDER ROAD |
| Jun 29, 11:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Wilson, NC | TREE DOWN ON NEAL DR. AT US-42. |
| Jun 30, 12:05 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Wilson, NC | WILLOW SPRINGS GOLF CLUB REPORTED 38 TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
714
WUUS52 KRAH 300315
SVRRAH
NCC065-069-083-101-127-183-185-195-300430-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0147.120630T0315Z-120630T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1115 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
* AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO
KERR LAKE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. SEVERE WINDS EXTEND WELL OUT
AHEAD OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH...CENTERVILLE...
BUNN...LOUISBURG...
ROCKY MOUNT...ENFIELD...
CLAYTON...ENFIELD...
BATTLEBORO...BAILEY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LARGE HAIL WILL DAMAGE VEHICLES...WINDOWS AND SOME ROOFS. SEVERE
WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3600 7740 3582 7735 3557 7781 3560 7805
3553 7809 3552 7826 3585 7891 3595 7873
3608 7873 3602 7855 3618 7850 3616 7842
3627 7830 3620 7801 3652 7790 3649 7764
3641 7754 3632 7757 3633 7744 3611 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 311DEG 54KT 3644 7794 3594 7868
$$
222 follow-up statements
885
WWUS52 KRAH 300400
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1200 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
NCC065-069-083-101-127-183-185-195-300430-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-120630T0430Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-FRANKLIN NC-HALIFAX NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WILSON NC-
NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-
1200 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR NORTHERN JOHNSTON...NASH...WILSON...SOUTHERN WARREN...WAKE...
HALIFAX...FRANKLIN AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES...
AT 1154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE SEVERE WINDS...LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SCOTLAND NECK TO LUCAMA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH. IN
ADDITION...A THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN HALIFAX COUNTY IS ALSO
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WIND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3600 7740 3582 7735 3557 7781 3560 7805
3553 7809 3552 7826 3585 7891 3595 7873
3608 7873 3602 7855 3618 7850 3616 7842
3627 7830 3620 7801 3652 7790 3649 7764
3641 7754 3632 7757 3633 7744 3611 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 300DEG 53KT 3615 7734 3566 7798
$$
22764
WWUS52 KRAH 300425
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1225 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
NCC065-069-083-101-127-183-185-195-300434-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-120630T0430Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-FRANKLIN NC-HALIFAX NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WILSON NC-
NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-
1225 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN JOHNSTON...NASH...
WILSON...SOUTHERN WARREN...WAKE...HALIFAX...FRANKLIN AND EDGECOMBE
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1230 AM EDT...
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.
LAT...LON 3600 7740 3582 7735 3557 7781 3560 7805
3553 7809 3552 7826 3585 7891 3595 7873
3608 7873 3602 7855 3618 7850 3616 7842
3627 7830 3620 7801 3652 7790 3649 7764
3641 7754 3632 7757 3633 7744 3611 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 300DEG 53KT 3596 7693 3547 7757
$$
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Vance, Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Davidson, Franklin, Randolph, Wake | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange and 3 more | 91 min |
| Jun 29, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 3:19 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 20 more | 26 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.