Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 342, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2012, 4:57 PM EDT for Richmond County, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
- Sep 3, 2012, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 576 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956
WUUS52 KRAH 032057
SVRRAH
NCC153-165-032145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0342.120903T2057Z-120903T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
457 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER GIBSON...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LAURINBURG...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAUREL HILL...
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.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL FLOOD LOW LYING
AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
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 3480 7968 3481 7980 3503 7968 3507 7956
3506 7950 3506 7948 3500 7940 3486 7936
3468 7953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 218DEG 10KT 3476 7961
$$
ELLIS2 follow-up statements
587
WWUS52 KRAH 032118
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
518 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012
NCC153-165-032145-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0342.000000T0000Z-120903T2145Z/
RICHMOND NC-SCOTLAND NC-
518 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SCOTLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES...
AT 514 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAUREL
HILL...OR 6 MILES WEST OF LAURINBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... DOBBINS HEIGHTS...EAST
LAURINBURG...HOFFMAN AND CAMP MACKALL.
LARGE HAIL WILL DAMAGE VEHICLES...WINDOWS AND SOME ROOFS. SEVERE
WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL FLOOD LOW LYING
AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3489 7976 3503 7968 3507 7957 3506 7948
3503 7946 3499 7940 3486 7936 3470 7951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 218DEG 10KT 3481 7957
$$
ELLIS085
WWUS52 KRAH 032141
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
541 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012
NCC153-165-032151-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0342.000000T0000Z-120903T2145Z/
RICHMOND NC-SCOTLAND NC-
541 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
RICHMOND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 545 PM 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.
WHILE THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DISSIPATED...ADDITIONAL
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3489 7976 3503 7968 3507 7957 3506 7948
3503 7946 3499 7940 3486 7936 3470 7951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 218DEG 10KT 3486 7952
$$
ELLISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 85 min |
| Sep 2, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 53 min |
| Sep 2, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Vance | 55 min |
| Sep 2, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Lee, Moore, Orange | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Wake | 94 min |
| Sep 2, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Nash, Wake | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 11:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 108 min |
| Sep 3, 2:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery, Richmond | 99 min |
| Sep 3, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 90 min |
| Sep 3, 1:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 84 min |
| Sep 3, 1:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Stanly | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly | 85 min |
| Sep 3, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 97 min |
| Sep 3, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Randolph | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 91 min |
| Sep 3, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 87 min |
| Sep 3, 4:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 58 min |
| Sep 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Orange | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 64 min |
| Sep 3, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 56 min |
| Sep 3, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 54 min |
| Sep 3, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 64 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.