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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 1, 2012Anson County, Richmond County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 7:52 PM EDT for Anson County, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2012, 7:52 PM EDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Anson County, NC, Richmond County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 1, 12:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2188 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

128 
WUUS52 KRAH 012352
SVRRAH
NCC007-153-020030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0166.120701T2352Z-120702T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
752 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ANSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER MORVEN...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  WADESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCFARLAN...
  DIGGS...
  MORVEN...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3503 7993 3483 7962 3482 7962 3481 7969
      3480 7969 3481 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 311DEG 24KT 3489 7997

$$

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2 follow-up statements

752 
WWUS52 KRAH 020007
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
807 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

NCC007-153-020030-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-120702T0030Z/
ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-
807 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RICHMOND AND SOUTHEASTERN ANSON COUNTIES...

AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DIGGS...
OR 11 MILES NORTH OF CHERAW...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MORVEN... 
MCFARLAN... DIGGS.

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.

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 3480 8012 3488 8005 3498 7993 3483 7962
      3482 7962 3481 7969 3480 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 311DEG 24KT 3484 7990

$$

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942 
WWUS52 KRAH 020037
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
837 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

NCC007-153-020045-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-120702T0030Z/
ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-
837 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RICHMOND AND 
SOUTHEASTERN ANSON COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 830 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RICHMOND AND 
SOUTHEASTERN ANSON COUNTIES HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THUS... THE 
WARNING EXPIRED AT 830 PM.

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 3480 8012 3488 8005 3498 7993 3483 7962
      3482 7962 3481 7969 3480 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 311DEG 24KT 3484 7989

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	59 min
Jun 30, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance	46 min
Jun 30, 10:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person	64 min
Jun 30, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Orange	62 min
Jun 30, 11:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Orange	32 min
Jul 1, 1:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren	65 min
Jul 1, 1:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Stanly	60 min
Jul 1, 2:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Warren	50 min
Jul 1, 4:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person	60 min
Jul 1, 4:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	54 min
Jul 1, 4:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Vance	45 min
Jul 1, 5:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash	53 min
Jul 1, 7:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Warren	74 min
Jul 1, 11:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	3 hr
Jul 1, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	60 min
Jul 1, 12:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford	38 min
Jul 1, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person and 1 more	64 min
Jul 1, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Richmond	48 min
Jul 1, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond	45 min
Jul 1, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Lee, Orange, Wake	55 min
Jul 1, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	44 min
Jul 1, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake, Warren	72 min
Jul 1, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	21 min
Jul 1, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	58 min
Jul 1, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke	66 min
Jul 1, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond, Scotland	61 min
Jul 1, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson	57 min
Jul 1, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Wilson	74 min
Jul 1, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	78 min
Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson	2 hr
Jul 1, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	57 min
Jul 1, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke	35 min
Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Edgecombe	66 min
Jul 1, 4:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Sampson	12 min
Jul 1, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson	66 min
Jul 1, 4:59 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 18 more	22 hr
Jul 1, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Stanly	68 min
Jul 1, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Richmond, Scotland	87 min

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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.