Severe Thunderstorm Warning 358, NWS Raleigh, NC

555 
WWUS52 KRAH 181905
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
305 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCC085-101-183-181945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0358.000000T0000Z-120918T1945Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-
305 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR HARNETT...WESTERN JOHNSTON AND SOUTHERN WAKE COUNTIES...

AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RALEIGH TO DUNCAN...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM RALEIGH TO 9 MILES NORTH OF LILLINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... COATS...ANGIER...
BENSON...FUQUAY-VARINA...LAKE WHEELER...COATS CROSSROADS...GARNER...
WENDELL...KNIGHTDALE...NEW HOPE...FLOWERS AND CLAYTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 285 AND 328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN EXITS 20 AND 26.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 16.

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.

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 3523 7908 3536 7899 3559 7892 3560 7897
      3586 7883 3586 7828 3580 7825 3576 7826
      3531 7853 3530 7858 3525 7862 3527 7879
      3523 7889 3520 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 225DEG 24KT 3589 7868 3554 7886

$$

ELLIS

421 
WWUS52 KRAH 181916
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
316 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCC085-101-183-181945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0358.000000T0000Z-120918T1945Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-
316 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR HARNETT...WESTERN JOHNSTON AND SOUTHERN WAKE COUNTIES...

AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF NEW HOPE TO
FUQUAY-VARINA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RALEIGH TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... COATS CROSSROADS...
GARNER...NEW HOPE...CLAYTON...WENDELL...FLOWERS AND KNIGHTDALE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 287 AND 328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 16.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 419 AND 429.

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.

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 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3523 7908 3550 7891 3586 7877 3586 7828
      3580 7825 3576 7826 3531 7853 3530 7858
      3525 7862 3527 7879 3523 7889 3520 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 225DEG 24KT 3596 7850 3560 7868

$$

ELLIS

635 
WWUS52 KRAH 181930
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
330 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCC085-101-183-181945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0358.000000T0000Z-120918T1945Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-
330 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN HARNETT...WESTERN JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WAKE
COUNTIES...

AT 327 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED.  THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF
KNIGHTDALE TO GARNER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LOUISBURG TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF RALEIGH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... CLAYTON...WENDELL AND 
FLOWERS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 70 AND 81.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 419 AND 429.

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.

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 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3523 7889 3537 7886 3586 7864 3586 7828
      3580 7825 3576 7826 3531 7853 3530 7858
      3525 7862 3527 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 225DEG 24KT 3603 7841 3567 7859

$$

ELLIS

986 
WWUS52 KRAH 181940
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
340 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCC085-101-183-181950-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0358.000000T0000Z-120918T1945Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-
340 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARNETT...WESTERN 
JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WAKE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 345 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3523 7889 3537 7886 3586 7864 3586 7828
      3580 7825 3576 7826 3531 7853 3530 7858
      3525 7862 3527 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 225DEG 24KT 3607 7836 3571 7854

$$

ELLIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
159 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE INTO THE REGION
TODAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
INITIATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS 0F 1040 AM...

CURRENT THINKING UNCHANGED.
CURRENT LINE OF CONVECTION JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY ONE WILL CONTINUE
EASTWARD AS INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 MPH. A
LOW SHEAR HIGH CAPE ENVIRONMENT WITH A SMALL BUT DEFINITE TORNADO
THREAT. A SECOND LINE RAPIDLY MOVING OUT OF GEORGIA WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... PRECEDED BY A LULL IN
PRECIPITATION WITH SHOWERS MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE PRIOR TO
THE SECOND LINES ARRIVAL. THE AFTERNOON THREAT WILL BE TILTED MUCH
MORE TOWARD A DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT.

THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT IS STILL WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AT 10 AM AND
MOSTLY SHOWERS WITH A MINIMAL TO ABSENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS
EXPECTED WITH THE ACTUAL FRONT... PASSING THE WESTERN PIEDMONT
THIS EVENING... AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES QUITE DIFFICULT. MID TO UPPER 70S FORECAST WITH
A FEW LOWER 80S. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE DIVERSE DUE TO THE COLD
FRONT PASSAGE TIMING... RANGING FROM NEAR 60 NORTHWEST TO NEAR 70
EXTREME SOUTHEAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...

THE INITIAL UPPER SHORT WAVE WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF THE BROADER
UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. THE DEEP MOISTURE AXIS WILL BE
ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING...MOVING OFFSHORE AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. WILL HAVE LINGERING POPS IN THE EAST WHERE WEAK
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE TRAILING 850 MILLIBAR TROUGH AND LAGGING
SHALLOW MOISTURE AND WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL BE JUXTAPOSED WITH
THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE DEPARTING UPPER JET. CLOUD COVERAGE
WILL REMAIN PERVASIVE DUE TO THE LAGGING 850 MILLIBAR TROUGH...BUT
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE ONGOING THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH A LOSS OF 30 METERS OF LOW LEVEL THICKNESS SUPPORTIVE
OF A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES FROM
TUESDAY...UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

MOISTURE LINGERING ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE TO
PRECLUDE ALL BUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AS HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGES DOWN THE EASTERN APPALACHIANS. WILL SEE MORE SUN AND
HIGHS UP A FEW DEGREES...LOW TO MID 70S AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST COAST WILL PERMIT AT LEAST MODEST
INSOLATION AND CONTINUED MODIFICATION/WARMING OF THE AIR MASS IN
PLACE OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY...HIGHS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...80 PLUS
OR MINUS A COUPLE OF DEGREES. WILL STILL HAVE A LINGERING SMALL
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 WITH ONSHORE MOISTURE
ADVECTION.

A STRONG SHORT WAVE DIVING INTO THE ALREADY AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL CONUS WILL NUDGE A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
AND INTO THE APPALACHIANS SATURDAY. MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT WILL BE MEAGER WITH LIMITED...MAINLY WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE
GULF. POPS WILL BE ISOLATED...BUT EXPECT THIS FLOW TO NUDGE
TEMPERATURES UP ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO.

THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY TIME
FRAME...ACCOMPANIED BY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION...LIMITED
BY WEAK MOISTURE ADVECTION BUT ITS STILL UNCLEAR HOW MUCH UPPER
SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED BY JET STREAKS AROUND THE EASTWARD
ADVECTING UPPER TROUGH. FRONT TIMING AND ONSET OF COOL AIR
ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE A WIDER TEMPERATURE SPREAD SUNDAY...WITH
HIGHS RANGING FROM LOWER 70S WEST TO NEAR 80 EAST.

COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN...HIGHS MOSTLY 70 TO 75 AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
50S.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM...

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS... POSSIBLY WITH DAMAGING WINDS
WILL COVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. MID
LEVEL WINDS NEAR 45 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WEST AND GREATLY DIMINISH
IN THE EARLY EVENING IN THE WEST AND TOWARD MIDNIGHT IN THE EAST.
SURFACE WINDS IN THE TRIAD SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST BEFORE MIDNIGHT
AS THE FRONT PASSES... BECOMING NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS
SCENARIO PROGRESSING EAST AS THE FRONT EXITS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TOWARD SUNRISE.

RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY
AND END BEFORE SUNRISE. A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. A
WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

&&

SHORT TERM...MLM
LONG TERM...MLM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ007>011-023>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-191400-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-
FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-
HARNETT-WAYNE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 641 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.

TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. TORNADOES CAN STRIKE QUICKLY... CAUSING
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE... WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE HAIL QUARTER
SIZE OR LARGER AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH AND GREATER. IF STORMS
THREATEN... REMEMBER THESE SAFETY GUIDELINES:

TORNADO WINDS CAN DESTROY MOBILE HOMES...SEVERELY DAMAGE HOMES AND
BUILDINGS... OVERTURN VEHICLES... AND COLLAPSE THE ROOFS OF STORES...
 GYMNASIUMS... AND CAFETERIAS. IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED OR A
TORNADO IS MOVING TOWARDS YOUR AREA... ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

IF YOU ARE INDOORS... TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE... GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
CLOSET OR BATHROOM. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS... WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS. FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY PENETRATE EXTERIOR WALLS. PUT AS
MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO AS YOU CAN. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING AND FALLING DEBRIS WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND A TORNADO THREATENS... SEEK SHELTER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STOP UNDER OVERPASSES. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE... AS A LAST RESORT ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A
LOW LYING AREA OR DITCH.

MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH. YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER ON A WEB ENABLED CELL PHONE OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICE BY
VISITING HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-191400-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE
AREA IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION. ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS ALONG
WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG STORM THAT
DEVELOPS OR MOVES INTO THE AREA.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE AN ADDITIONAL LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1255 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ074-075-083>086-181800-
ANSON-HOKE-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
1255 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCOTLAND...RICHMOND...
MOORE...MONTGOMERY...ANSON AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

AT 1256 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LILESVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER WADESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ELLERBE...NORMAN...
CANDOR...EAGLE SPRINGS...SEVEN LAKES...ROBBINS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 7946 3480 7968 3483 8033 3519 8012
      3515 8007 3517 8005 3524 8010 3537 8005
      3542 8009 3550 8006 3552 7935 3547 7936
      3538 7930 3531 7919 3527 7922 3526 7921
      3494 7935 3477 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 220DEG 35KT 3498 7995

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
129 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ007-008-181815-
GRANVILLE-PERSON-
129 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PERSON AND GRANVILLE
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 129 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MORIAH...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROXBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BEREA...OAK HILL...
STOVALL...KERR LAKE.

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

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.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. SHOULD THE
STORM ROTATION INCREASE AND THE STORM INTENSIFY A WARNING MAY NEED TO
BE ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 7849 3646 7851 3640 7851 3624 7880
      3624 7898 3628 7902 3655 7872 3655 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 225DEG 27KT 3628 7886

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
147 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ040-075>077-086-088-181845-
CHATHAM-CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MOORE-
147 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...MOORE...LEE...
CUMBERLAND...CHATHAM AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 146 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GOLDSTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SANFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
SANFORD...PITTSBORO...RAEFORD...PINEVIEW...BYNUM...FEARRINGTON...
AND JORDAN LAKE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN EXITS 69 AND 84.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 378 AND 386.

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.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 7935 3494 7935 3519 7927 3531 7919
      3535 7927 3552 7935 3552 7956 3584 7954
      3585 7924 3588 7925 3586 7910 3587 7891
      3562 7900 3559 7892 3551 7884 3518 7885
      3496 7903 3483 7919
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 220DEG 35KT 3558 7932

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
227 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ022>024-039-040-181930-
ALAMANCE-CHATHAM-GUILFORD-ORANGE-RANDOLPH-
227 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
RANDOLPH...ORANGE...GUILFORD...CHATHAM AND ALAMANCE COUNTIES THROUGH
330 PM EDT...

AT 226 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GIBSONVILLE TO 7
MILES WEST OF SEAGROVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST
OF BURLINGTON TO 11 MILES NORTH OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE...GLEN RAVEN...
BURLINGTON...STALEY...PLEASANT GROVE...SWEPSONVILLE...CARR.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 7895 3586 7906 3556 7924 3551 7950
      3551 8000 3618 7963 3625 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 259DEG 29KT 3611 7956 3552 7988

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ042-077-088-181945-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...JOHNSTON AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
ANDERSON CREEK...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT BRAGG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LILLINGTON...BUIES
CREEK...AND...COATS...ANGIER...COATS CROSSROADS...CLAYTON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 312 AND 328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 41 AND 81.

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.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3505 7909 3519 7910 3527 7922 3558 7892
      3552 7871 3571 7847 3581 7826 3575 7824
      3571 7817 3564 7819 3540 7848 3520 7865
      3509 7867 3499 7865 3485 7850 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 220DEG 35KT 3528 7889

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
243 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ008-009-025-026-041-181945-
DURHAM-FRANKLIN-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WAKE-
243 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WAKE...VANCE...GRANVILLE...
FRANKLIN AND DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 242 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PURNELL...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CREEDMOOR...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE YOUNGSVILLE...
FRANKLINTON...LOUISBURG...INGLESIDE...CENTERVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES WEAK ROTATION WITH THESE STORMS. SHOULD THE
STORM ROTATION INCREASE AND THE STORM INTENSIFY A WARNING MAY NEED TO
BE ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 7830 3623 7813 3621 7811 3620 7801
      3584 7824 3580 7829 3571 7847 3552 7871
      3561 7893 3608 7874 3628 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 240DEG 32KT 3603 7859

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