Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Raleigh, NC

876 
WWUS52 KRAH 242216
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
616 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCC081-242300-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120324T2300Z/
GUILFORD NC-
616 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR GUILFORD COUNTY...

AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GREENSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SUMMERFIELD...FOREST
OAKS...LAKE TOWNSEND...MCLEANSVILLE AND MONTICELLO.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS 
TWO MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PIEDMONT TRIAD AIRPORT. 

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3625 7954 3602 7955 3592 7997 3592 8004
      3593 8005 3617 8004 3625 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 250DEG 20KT 3611 7986

$$

MWS

449 
WWUS52 KRAH 242236
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
636 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCC081-242300-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120324T2300Z/
GUILFORD NC-
636 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR GUILFORD COUNTY...

AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MONTICELLO TO 6 MILES EAST OF
JAMESTOWN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF
REIDSVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... FOREST OAKS AND
MCLEANSVILLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE
SHELTER IF YOU HEAR OR SEE A TORNADO.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3593 7993 3602 7998 3623 7982 3625 7979
      3625 7954 3602 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 247DEG 22KT 3622 7970 3598 7981

$$

MWS

374 
WWUS52 KRAH 242302
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
702 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCC081-242311-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120324T2300Z/
GUILFORD NC-
702 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GUILFORD COUNTY EXPIRED AT 700
PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GUILFORD 
COUNTY UNTIL 715 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING 
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3593 7993 3602 7998 3623 7982 3625 7979
      3625 7954 3602 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 247DEG 22KT 3622 7971 3598 7982

$$

MWS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
415 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A POTENT UPPER
LEVEL LOW PROGRESSES SOUTHEAST OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CAROLINAS IN THE WAKE OF THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 315 PM SATURDAY...

...UPDATED TO INCLUDE MENTION OF TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC
THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING...

OVERVIEW:
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER TN VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD...CROSSING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND THEN
THROUGH THE CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. THE ATTENDANT SFC COLD FRONT HAS
PROGRESSED EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NC...AHEAD OF THE MATURE CYCLONE. THE
FRONT IS FORECAST TO THEN SLOW DOWN OR STALL OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT...BEFORE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT:
WHILE IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN EXPECTED...MIXING OF DRY AIR
FROM ALOFT HAS FINALLY MIXED OUT THE LOW-LEVEL CLOUD DECK...WITH
SIGNIFICANT BREAKS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE
RESPONDING...WITH MID TO UPPER 70S NOW BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN/SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT IN THE WARM SECTOR IN PLACE ACROSS
CENTRAL NC. EXPECT THIS TEMPERATURE TREND TO SPREAD NORTH AND
EASTWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AIRMASS HAS
DESTABILIZED AS A RESULT...WITH SPC MESOANALYSIS NOW INDICATING A
1000 TO 1500 J/KG OF SBCAPE OVER THE AREA. WITH SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY IN PLACE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A CONVECTIVE LINE
SEGMENT TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LARGE SCALE
ASCENT INCREASES FROM THE WEST WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LOW.
MID-LEVEL WIND FIELD HAS INCREASED AS WELL...RESULTING IN 45 TO 50
KTS OF EFFECTIVE SHEAR AND LOWERING OF FREEZING LEVEL FROM 10KFT
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8.5 KFT THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN A PRIMARY
THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ADDITIONALLY A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AREA METAR SITES BEGINNING TO SHOW
SURFACE WINDS BACKING TO EAST-NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A
THERMAL-MOISTURE BOUNDARY/WARM FRONT NEAR THE NC/VA STATE LINE
AND EAST OF A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
ADJUSTED BUFR SOUNDINGS INDICATE 150 TO 200 MS OF 0 TO 1 KM HELICITY.
AS SUCH A TORNADO WATCH HAS REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...WITH THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF 31 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NC THROUGH 11 PM.

EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT AS MID-LEVEL WIND FIELDS
WEAKEN AND BOUNDARY LAYER NOCTURNAL STABILIZATION WEAKENS
INSTABILITY. WILL HOLD ONTO LIKELY POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
DECREASING TO CHANCE POPS OVERNIGHT.

LOWS OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S IN THE WEST/NW PIEDMONT
TO AROUND 60 IN THE COASTAL PLAIN...COOLEST IN THE WEST IN THE
VICINITY OF THE STALLED SURFACE COLD FRONT.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT:
IF THERE IS A LULL IN SHOWER ACTIVITY SUNDAY MORNING...
INSTABILITY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP
SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNDERNEATH THE -20 TO 21C H5 COLD CORE...ESPECIALLY
IN THE WARM SECTOR EAST OF THE SFC COLD FRONT WHERE STRONGER HEATING
WITHIN THE LINGERING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TONGUE SHOULD SUPPORT
MARGINAL INSTABILITY BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 J/KG OF MUCAPE.
HOWEVER...VERY WEAK FLOW BENEATH THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL FAVOR
PULSE AS THE MAIN CONVECTIVE MODE WITH THE WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL
THREATS LIKELY REMAINING MARGINAL.

WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE THREAT OF SMALL TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE HAIL FOR SUNDAY IN THE HWO.

HIGHS SUNDAY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM LOWER 70S NW TO MID/UPPER 70S IN
THE EAST. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DEPEND ON THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM
EXITING...WITH DRIER AIR/CLEARING FILTERING INTO THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT AOA DAYBREAK. LOWS RANGING FROM LOWER TO MID 50S NORTHWEST
TO MID/UPPER 50S SOUTHEAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 PM SATURDAY...

ON MONDAY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL EXIT OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST AND
AN H500 RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST TO TAKE ITS PLACE. AT THE SURFACE THE
PARENT HIGH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ONTARIO. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE
OUT OF THE NORTH ON MONDAY AND CONDITIONS MAY BECOME GUSTY BY
AFTERNOON IN A WELL MIXED LAYER...15-20 KNOTS. THE ONSET OF COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL BE GENERALLY WEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAVE ONE MORE DAY OF HIGH
TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES. WITH DEWPOINTS RUNNING IN THE
40S...DRY AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
HIGHS NEAR 80 WITH LOWS TUESDAY MORNING IN THE MID 40S.

STRONGER COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT MONDAY AND EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TURNS NORTHWESTERLY. THE DAY
WILL ONCE AGAIN BE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION WITH
LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE. HIGHS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF
15 DEGREES COOLER THAN MONDAY AS THICKNESSES DROP 40-50 METERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S...LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM SATURDAY...

ON WEDNESDAY THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. A
SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK OVER THE GREAT LAKES WITH ITS ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE TROUGH. EXPECT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ON WEDNESDAY AS CENTRAL
NC WILL BE STUCK BETWEEN THE DEPARTING HIGH AND THE APPROACHING LOW.
ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THE FRONT SHOULD STAY WELL NORTH OF THE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL RECOVER ABOUT 10 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY AND MOISTURE ADVECTION
WILL BEGIN FROM THE SOUTH AS DEWPOINTS WILL RISE INTO THE 50S BY THE
END OF THE DAY. HIGHS MID TO UPPER 70S WITH LOWS THURSDAY MORNING IN
THE LOWER 50S.

THURSDAY IS THE MOST UNCERTAIN DAY IN THE LONG TERM WITH REGARDS TO
WHETHER OR NOT THE FRONT DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH WILL FOR ONE
MAKE IT COMPLETELY THROUGH THE CWA...AND TWO IF IT WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION OR NOT. AT CURRENT TIME THE ECMWF BRINGS IT THROUGH AS
A DRY FRONT BY 12Z THURSDAY...WHILE THE GFS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE
ROBUST BRINGING SOME SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE CWA AND THEN DRIES OUT WHILE LINGERING ACROSS THE SOUTH
THROUGH 18Z OR SO. FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...WILL INTRODUCE SLIGHT
CHANCE OF POPS IN THE NORTH AND KEEP THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA
DRY...SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64. WITH THE FRONT LINGERING...TEMPERATURES
WILL STILL MAKE IT UP INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S WITH A LITTLE
BIT COOLER ACROSS THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GRADUALLY VEER
TO NORTHWESTERLY AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT UPPER
40S TO LOW 50S.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE GENERALLY DRY BEHIND THE FRONT ALTHOUGH
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON SATURDAY AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE AREA DRY...HOLDING OFF
PRECIPITATION UNTIL SUNDAY WHEREAS THE GFS BRINGS IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE THIS SYSTEM APPEARS WEAK
AT THIS TIME...TIMING OF THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION MAY BE LARGELY
DETERMINED BY HOW FAR OFF OF THE COAST THE SURFACE HIGH SETTLES ON
SATURDAY. WITH LIGHT UPPER LEVEL FLOW...WILL GO WITH THE ECMWF AT
THIS TIME WHICH KEEPS THE HIGH CLOSER TO SHORE AND THUS DRY
CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY. HIGHS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 1250 PM SATURDAY...

24-HR TAF PERIOD:
LINGERING MVFR STRATUS ACROSS THE AREA WILL MIX OUT BY 20 TO 21Z
AS MID-LEVEL DRY AND CONVECTIVE MIXING SPREADS INTO THE AREA FROM
THE WEST.

FROM 20 TO 06Z...A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EAST INTO
WESTERN NC IN ADVANCE OF A DEEP CLOSED CYCLONE MOVING SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TN VALLEY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH
CAROLINA AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT INCREASES FROM THE WEST WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE LOW. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST
THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING THE KGSO AND KINT TAF SITES THROUGH 8 PM
THIS EVENING. AS SUCH WILL INTRODUCE A PERIOD OF THUNDER AT THESE
TAF SITES. GIVEN CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EASTWARD EVOLUTION
OF THESE STORMS...WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY MENTION OF STORMS EAST OF THE
TRIAD AT THIS TIME. OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 10 TO 12KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

BEYOND 06Z...CONVECTIVE LINE SHOULD BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA WITH
A LULL OVERNIGHT WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT
BETWEEN 06 TO 12Z. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE POOLING COULD SUPPORT IFR TO
LIFR STRATUS ALONG THE FRONT...WHILE AREAS REMAINING IN THE WARM
SECTOR EAST OF THE FRONT COULD SEE AREAS OF FOG...POSSIBLY DENSE IN
SOME SPOTS. EXPECT ANY FOG TO STRATUS TO LIFT BY 15Z SUNDAY WITH
ISOLD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE ON  SUNDAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST THROUGH THE CAROLINAS. I

LOOKING AHEAD:
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT WITH WEST TO
EAST CLEARING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST IN THE WAKE
OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CBL
NEAR TERM...CBL
SHORT TERM...RTE
LONG TERM...RTE
AVIATION...CBL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
413 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252015-
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-
413 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 108 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT 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.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER TO GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ALTHOUGH
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... SEVERE WEATHER WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNLIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY AS THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE CAROLIN AS. ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT
IS SAFE TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND
WARNINGS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
357 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

0318 PM     HAIL             3 S ELM CITY            35.77N  77.86W
03/24/2012  M1.00 INCH       WILSON             NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2
            MINUTES

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200115

NP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
404 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ028-242100-
EDGECOMBE-
404 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS EDGECOMBE COUNTY THROUGH
500 PM EDT...

AT 404 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PINETOPS...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TARBORO...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TARBORO...
PRINCEVILLE...CONETOE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 7735 3582 7739 3580 7743 3580 7747
      3578 7749 3573 7772 3583 7775 3586 7783
      3588 7782 3603 7745 3600 7743 3600 7740
      3591 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 249DEG 14KT 3579 7763

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
412 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ088-089-242115-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
412 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON AND CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 412 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ROSEBORO...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ROSEBORO...SALEMBURG...
CLINTON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PENNY SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3485 7850 3484 7879 3502 7883 3516 7816
      3509 7817 3508 7815 3505 7815 3489 7814
      3479 7817 3478 7818 3475 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 225DEG 17KT 3485 7859

ELLIS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
500 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

0450 PM     HAIL             5 N SALEMBURG           35.09N  78.51W
03/24/2012  E1.00 INCH       SAMPSON            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200116

NP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
524 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ042-077-078-088-089-242245-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
524 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON...HARNETT...
WAYNE...JOHNSTON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

AT 521 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH.  IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING AS SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER AN
INCH OF RAIN FROM EARLIER STORMS.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CEDAR CREEK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3485 7850 3484 7885 3483 7890 3488 7893
      3504 7909 3520 7910 3556 7865 3546 7782
      3537 7780 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790
      3519 7801 3518 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819
      3470 7812 3456 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 215DEG 20KT 3461 7912

22

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
529 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

0520 PM     HAIL             1 N MIDWAY              36.00N  80.27W
03/24/2012  E1.00 INCH       DAVIDSON           NC   PUBLIC

            HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200117

NP