Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC

176 
WWUS52 KRAH 242026
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
326 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCC057-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2115Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
326 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST
FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY...

AT 323 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES WEST
OF LEXINGTON...OR NEAR MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ARCADIA...MIDWAY...
WELCOME...HIGH ROCK...NEWSOM...GORDONTOWN...DENTON AND THOMASVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 83 AND 103.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3585 8039 3588 8042 3589 8041 3589 8037
      3598 8039 3600 8032 3600 8022 3603 8021
      3601 8004 3551 8007 3550 8018 3558 8021
      3568 8034 3571 8033 3574 8046 3584 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 269DEG 47KT 3583 8050

$$

VINCENT

113 
WWUS52 KRAH 242033
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
333 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCC057-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2115Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
333 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST
FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY...

AT 328 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST
OF LEXINGTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...LEXINGTON...ARCADIA... 
MIDWAY...WELCOME...HIGH ROCK...NEWSOM...GORDONTOWN...DENTON AND 
THOMASVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 83 AND 103.

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.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3585 8039 3588 8042 3589 8041 3589 8037
      3598 8039 3600 8032 3600 8022 3603 8021
      3601 8004 3551 8007 3550 8018 3558 8021
      3568 8034 3571 8033 3574 8046 3584 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 269DEG 46KT 3584 8038

$$

VINCENT

704 
WWUS52 KRAH 242058
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCC057-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2115Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST
FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY...

AT 354 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF THOMASVILLE TO 13 MILES
WEST OF HIGH ROCK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIGH POINT TO 6
MILES SOUTH OF SALISBURY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...GORDONTOWN...NEWSOM AND 
DENTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 83 AND 103.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3574 8043 3588 8026 3594 8021 3603 8017
      3601 8004 3551 8007 3551 8018 3558 8021
      3567 8031 3568 8034 3571 8033
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 260DEG 53KT 3592 7991 3559 8039

$$

VINCENT

029 
WWUS52 KRAH 242103
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
403 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCC057-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2115Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
403 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN DAVIDSON COUNTY...

AT 402 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST OF THOMASVILLE TO 6 MILES
WEST OF HIGH ROCK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF
RANDLEMAN TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALISBURY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... NEWSOM AND DENTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 94 AND 103.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3592 8005 3590 8004 3588 8005 3587 8005
      3551 8007 3551 8018 3558 8021 3567 8031
      3568 8034 3571 8033 3572 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 261DEG 53KT 3591 7980 3560 8031

$$

VINCENT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
153 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. COOLER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 1045 AM FRIDAY...

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES TODAY...

FOR THE REST OF TODAY: PREVIOUSLY-ADVERTISED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK. STACKED LOW PRESSURE FROM THE SURFACE UP
THROUGH THE MID LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TODAY WHILE SLIDING TO THE ENE. THE SURFACE FRONT IS
CURRENTLY APPROACHING WRN NC WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION THAT IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THE DEVELOPING LINE CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE THE ELONGATED BAND
OF CONVECTION FROM SRN AL THROUGH GA/SC... SUPPORTED IN LARGE PART
BY A LOW LEVEL JET STREAK... IS EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE INTO THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
THE COLUMN CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WITH STRONG HEATING OVER CENTRAL
NC AND SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE LOW-MID 60S... AND THIS COMBINED
WITH CONTINUED STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES (NOTED WELL ON 12Z AREA
SOUNDINGS AS WELL AS UPSTREAM SOUNDINGS FROM TX LAST EVENING) SHOULD
CONTRIBUTE TO SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION TO SUPPORT A THREAT OF
SEVERE CONVECTION. THE INTENSE WIND FIELD IN PLACE... WHICH IN
ITSELF WILL BE NOTEWORTHY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH... AND
STRONG WSW DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 70-90 KTS (AND EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FURTHER) WILL FAVOR QLCS DEVELOPMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCRETE
SEVERE CELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES GIVEN THE 40+ KT 0-1 KM SHEAR
AND SUB-1-KM LCL HEIGHTS. FOLLOWING A SLIGHTLY SPED-UP VERSION OF
THE CONVECTIVE PATTERN NOTED ON THE LATEST 4 KM WRF-ARW... WHICH IS
DOING QUITE WELL THIS MORNING ALBEIT ABOUT 2 HOURS TOO SLOW...
PLACES THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH
VERY EARLY EVENING. PLEASE SEE OUR WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
BRIEFING. HAVE RAISED HIGHS A BIT TO 73-80. THE RISK OF ADVERSE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES AS WELL FOR TODAY AND FOR SATURDAY. AN
INCREASED FIRE DANGER REMAINS FOR TODAY AND FORESTRY OFFICIALS WILL
BE CONSULTED FOR TOMORROW'S DRY AND WINDY WEATHER POST-FRONT. SEE
FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW. -GIH

TONIGHT:
ABRUPT WEST TO EAST CLEARING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. NWLY WIND GUSTS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT FOR A 2 TO 4
HOUR PERIOD WILL RIVAL WIND SPEEDS TO THOSE OF THE SWLY GUSTS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...TOPPING OUT AROUND 35TS
BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH SUSTAINED 10 TO 12KTS OVERNIGHT. MUCH COOLER
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S NW TO LOWER 40S SOUTHEAST. -BL

SAT AND SAT NIGHT: BEHIND A DEPARTING FRONTAL SYSTEM...SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN
FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW TEMPS. A MID LEVEL TROUGH
WILL PASS OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT WITH VERY
LIMITED MOISTURE DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING MORE THAN A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SOME CLOUDINESS DURING THE LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...A FAIRLY TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS NEAR 15-20
MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. ALSO...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES COULD FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE
STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN A RISK OF FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE
REGION. EVEN WITH THIS STRONG WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW...THE COOLER
POST FRONTAL AIR MASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD
RESULT IN MAX TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. THEN...MID LEVEL RIDGING
WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...AM EXPECTING CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW OVERNIGHT LOWS TO FALL INTO
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.  -KRR

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 120 PM FRIDAY...

THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE OVER MEXICO WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND
DEAMPLIFY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. SINCE STABLE SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE (~1030-1035 MB) WILL PREVAIL DURING THAT TIME...EXPECT ONLY
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WAVE ALOFT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES...ADJUSTED DOWN SEVERAL DEGREES FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST...ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 50
DEGREES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE BUT CONTINUE TO
EXTEND WESTWARD ACROSS NC AND MAINTAIN FAIR WEATHER THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH PROJECTED LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES AROUND 1320 METERS SUGGESTS LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 30S...WHILE DEVELOPING RETURN FLOW BY LATE MON SHOULD ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM FRIDAY...

MON NIGHT-TUE NIGHT: A LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION REGIME WILL SUPPORT
INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE LOWEST 10 THOUSAND FT LATE MON NIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY TUE...WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR INCREASING CLOUDINESS...AND
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWFA TUE...AND AREA-WIDE WITH A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE TUE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCORDINGLY FURTHER MODERATE - MIDDLE 30S TO
AROUND 40 DEGREES MON NIGHT...MIDDLE 60S TUE...AND MOSTLY PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO LOWER 50S (COOLEST NE) COURTESY
OF THE PASSING WARM FRONT.

WED-FRI: A PAIR OF UPPER TROUGHS...IN A PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW
PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS...WILL SUPPORT A COUPLE OF MIGRATORY
SURFACE CYCLONES TO OUR NW (MUCH LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THIS WINTER
WEATHER SEASON) OWING TO A PERSISTENT 588 DM SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE OVER
THE CARIBBEAN. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE FRONT TRAILING THE FIRST
CYCLONE WILL CROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS (AND PERHAPS A FEW STORMS DUE TO THE PRECEDING WARMTH IN THE
70S) WED INTO WED NIGHT. CLEARING AND TURNING COOLER...BUT STILL
ABOVE AVERAGE...FOR THU-THU NIGHT...BEFORE THE THE SECOND FRONTAL
SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 105 PM FRIDAY...

WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND A PERIOD OF STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD FRONT... ADVERSE
AVIATION CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT CENTRAL NC TERMINAL FORECAST SITES
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... FIRST AT INT/GSO 18Z-22Z...
THEN AT RDU 19Z-23Z... AND AT RWI AT 20Z-00Z. FAY WILL SEE AN
EXTENDED THREAT OF STORMS FROM 18Z THROUGH 00Z AS STORMS TRAIN
REPEATEDLY OVER THE AREA. BACKGROUND WINDS FROM THE SW SUSTAINED AT
16-23 KTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25-35 KTS OUTSIDE OF ANY
STORMS... AND THIS STRONG WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET
MAY INDUCE MECHANICAL TURBULENCE THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
TO SMALL AIRCRAFT. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD BRING
LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS WITH A LESSER THREAT OF HAIL.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DOMINANT VFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL
DROP TO MVFR AND IFR IN AND NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS. THE RISK OF STORMS
WILL BE OVER BY 22Z-02Z... HOWEVER WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THE
WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO WNW (270-300 DEGREES) AND REMAIN STRONG
THROUGH THE NIGHT AT 10-20 KTS PERIODICALLY GUSTING TO 20-25 KTS.
MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY MORNING AT 15-20
KTS SUSTAINED AND GUSTING TO 25-30 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FROM MID EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOOKING BEYOND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON: WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 22Z
SATURDAY. MVFR/IFR FOG/STRATUS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO
WEDNESDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM.
STRENGTHENING WINDS FROM THE SW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. -GIH

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AS OF 140 PM...

...RED FLAG WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...

STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT TO WEST NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
WAKE OF THE EXITING FRONT. TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE SHOWERS ARE IN THE
MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
MODEST... FALLING NO LOWER THAN 35 PERCENT THIS EVENING BEFORE
RISING OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY IN THE WEST... WITH
WIDESPREAD RAINS IN THE EAST OF AS MUCH AS ONE INCH. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST... MAINLY EAST.

BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING SATURDAY... CONTINUING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25
PERCENT. HOWEVER IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S.

A RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WEST OF HIGHWAY 220. ANY POSSIBLE RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ADJUSTED
SATURDAY MORNING BASED ON RAINFALL FALLING THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD/CBL/KRR
SHORT TERM...MWS
LONG TERM...MWS
AVIATION...HARTFIELD
FIRE WEATHER...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ009>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-251845-
VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-
HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH PRIMARY THREATS OF DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT IN THIS AREA
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD
MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS NOW TO BE READY FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.

REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERE THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. ISOLATED
HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY
PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT IN ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007-008-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-251845-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-
RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
   INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH PRIMARY THREATS OF DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT IN THIS AREA
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA
SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS NOW TO BE READY FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.

REGARDLESS THE SEVERE THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. ISOLATED HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
RESULT ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GIH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0115 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST POPE AFB                35.18N  79.03W
02/24/2012  M40 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NC   ASOS

            POPE AFB KPOB GUSTED TO 40 MPH AT 115 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200062

VINCENT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ088-089-241915-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON AND SOUTHERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EST...

AT 122 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GARLAND AND HARRELLS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 7832 3467 7833 3485 7850 3484 7890
      3519 7817 3519 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819
      3471 7811 3468 7815 3455 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 253DEG 50KT 3472 7890

22

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
226 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ089-242030-
SAMPSON-
226 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM EST...

AT 225 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING GARLAND TO WARSAW....MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...GARLAND AND HARRELLS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
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 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 7832 3467 7833 3471 7839 3474 7839
      3481 7845 3501 7815 3489 7814 3474 7819
      3472 7814 3472 7811 3471 7811 3468 7815
      3456 7824 3455 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 251DEG 51KT 3497 7807 3480 7829

22

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
237 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NCZ021-242030-
FORSYTH-
237 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH 330
PM EST...

AT 236 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES
WEST OF HUNTSVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF EAST BEND...MOVING
EAST AT 75 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE DONNAHA...RURAL HALL...
STANLEYVILLE...AND BELEWS CREEK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS UP 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8050 3612 8046 3614 8044 3621 8045
      3622 8044 3624 8046 3626 8045 3626 8003
      3620 8004 3607 8051 3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 252DEG 65KT 3617 8071

VINCENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
300 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0105 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SMITH REYNOLDS APT      36.14N  80.23W
02/24/2012  M41 MPH          FORSYTH            NC   ASOS

            WINSTON SALEM AIRPORT KINT GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT 105 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200063

VINCENT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
309 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

0159 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 35.88N  78.79W
02/24/2012  M45 MPH          WAKE               NC   ASOS

            RDU AIRPORT GUSTED TO 45 MPH AT 159 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200064

VINCENT