Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Raleigh, NC

297 
WWUS52 KRAH 150120
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
920 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCC057-067-081-151-150215-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120515T0215Z/
DAVIDSON NC-FORSYTH NC-GUILFORD NC-RANDOLPH NC-
920 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...EASTERN FORSYTH AND NORTHEASTERN
DAVIDSON COUNTIES...

AT 916 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL 
NEAR THOMASVILLE. 

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... JAMESTOWN...
SUMMERFIELD...GREENSBORO...ASHEBORO...RANDLEMAN...PLEASANT GARDEN...
LAKE TOWNSEND...CLIMAX...FOREST OAKS...FRANKLINVILLE...MONTICELLO...
RAMSEUR...MCLEANSVILLE...GIBSONVILLE...STALEY AND LIBERTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 219.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 94 AND 131.

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.

LAT...LON 3626 8016 3625 7953 3571 7955 3572 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 268DEG 20KT 3592 7997

$$

SEC

960 
WWUS52 KRAH 150150
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
950 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCC057-067-081-151-150215-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120515T0215Z/
DAVIDSON NC-FORSYTH NC-GUILFORD NC-RANDOLPH NC-
950 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...EASTERN FORSYTH AND NORTHEASTERN
DAVIDSON COUNTIES...

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... CLIMAX...FOREST OAKS...
FRANKLINVILLE...MONTICELLO...RAMSEUR...MCLEANSVILLE...GIBSONVILLE...
STALEY AND LIBERTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 219.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 106 AND 131.

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.

LAT...LON 3625 7954 3571 7955 3572 8002 3626 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 268DEG 20KT 3587 7976

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SEC

786 
WWUS52 KRAH 150212
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1012 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCC057-067-081-151-150222-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120515T0215Z/
DAVIDSON NC-FORSYTH NC-GUILFORD NC-RANDOLPH NC-
1012 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN RANDOLPH...
GUILFORD...EASTERN FORSYTH AND NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTIES EXPIRES
AT 1015 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.

LAT...LON 3625 7954 3571 7955 3572 8002 3626 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 268DEG 20KT 3585 7960

$$

SEC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
833 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER
ACROSS CENTRAL NC.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 333 PM MONDAY...

TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...A SLOW MOVING BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO EDGE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE U.S.
THIS PERIOD. PERTURBATIONS IN THE SW FLOW ALOFT WILL INTERACT WITH
THE RELATIVELY MOIST AIR MASS ACROSS CENTRAL NC TO TRIGGER SHOWERS
AND A FEW T-STORMS.  WATER VAPOR DEPICTS A SERIES OF THESE
DISTURBANCES WITH THE INITIAL WAVE LIFTING NE AWAY FROM CENTRAL NC
AT 3 PM. DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD OUR REGION IN THE WAKE OF
THIS WAVE BUT THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TRAPPED NEAR THE SURFACE DUE
TO WEAK MIXING. THUS...SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF
FOG OVERNIGHT. NOT ANTICIPATING FOG THICK ENOUGH FOR A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY BUT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY 1-3 MILES SHOULD OCCUR. WITH WEAK
CONFLUENCE OVER OUR REGION AHEAD OF A SURFACE TROUGH...THREAT OF A
SHOWER OR STORM WILL EXIST THROUGH THE NIGHT.

ON TUESDAY...MAIN TROUGH AXIS WILL MAIN WEST OF OUR REGION BUT
PROJECTED TO WEAKEN WITH TIME. BEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND
INSTABILITY EXPECTED TO LIE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. WITH WEAK
PERTURBATIONS PROJECTED TO CROSS OUR REGION...SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND T-STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF HIGHWAY
1. MAY SEE AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO WITH MAIN THREAT DAMAGING
DOWNBURST WINDS.

TEMPS TUESDAY DEPENDENT UPON WHETHER ANY BREAKS OF SUBSTANTIAL
DURATION OCCUR. FAVORED COOLER MOS GUIDANCE THOUGH THESE NUMBERS
STILL CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IF
MORE SIGNIFICANT BREAKS OCCUR...THIS WOULD LEAD TO BETTER SURFACE
INSTABILITY AND A BETTER CHANCE FOR A FEW STRONG-SEVERE STORMS IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING. MAX TEMPS 77 NW -83 SE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM MONDAY...

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO CLEARING SKIES DURING
THIS PERIOD.

FOR TUESDAY NIGHT: THE ILL-DEFINED SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE IS EXPECTED
TO STRETCH THROUGH THE NC FOOTHILLS TUESDAY EVENING... EASING VERY
SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT OVERNIGHT. THE MID LEVEL
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE LAGGING JUST WEST OF THE SURFACE FRONT... MOVING
FROM OH/KY/TN/MS TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS. UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL BE
DECREASING AS A WEAK SWRLY JETLET ACROSS VA LIFTS NORTHWARD LEAVING
LITTLE TO NO UPPER DIVERGENCE... THUS FORCING FOR ASCENT IN THE
MID-UPPER LEVELS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE ENCROACHING SHEAR AXIS
MOVING INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS. ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITABLE
WATER REMAINS IN PLACE BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVELY
WET... JUST ABOUT 125-250% OF NORMAL... AND MID LEVEL HEIGHT FALLS
WILL BE MODEST AT 10-20 METERS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WANING ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE. THAT SAID... WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND
STEADY WEAK LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE OVER THE PIEDMONT... WILL
RETAIN A MENTION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... DECREASING
TO ISOLATED AT BEST OVERNIGHT WITH NOCTURNAL COOLING OF THE
NEAR-SURFACE AIR. WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND WEAK WARM AIR
ADVECTION... HAVE BUMPED UP LOWS A BIT TO 60-66.

FOR WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT: THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS REMAINS
WEAK AND BAGGY AS IT CONTINUES TO SLIDE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD...
FALLING IN LINE WITH THE WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE. THIS WEAK MID
LEVEL TROUGH WILL ESSENTIALLY BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE COOLER
NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH... WHICH WILL BE STRETCHED BACK ACROSS THE OH
VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT... AND
THESE BOTH WILL STILL BE JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SO WHILE WE SHOULD SEE THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION MOVE
EASTWARD TO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY ONE ON WEDNESDAY AS
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES DROP TO NEAR OR JUST UNDER NORMAL TO THE
WEST OF HIGHWAY ONE... THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT AND MORE PROMINENT
COOLDOWN WILL HOLD WELL TO OUR NORTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NAM IS ABOUT 6 HOURS FASTER THAN THE GFS IN MOVING THE FRONTAL
ZONE/TROUGH THROUGH THE AREA... AND THIS LOOKS A BIT TOO FAST
CONSIDERING THE SHEARED NATURE OF THE SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH AND
LACK OF SUBSTANTIAL EASTWARD PUSH AT THIS LATITUDE. PW STAYS AROUND
150% OF NORMAL IN THE EASTERN CWA AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW
SUFFICIENTLY STEEP LOW AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES (AROUND 6.5 C/KM)
FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS EASILY PROMPTED
BY HEATING WITH QUICK DESTABILIZATION. VERY WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR
SHOULD DIMINISH THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS BUT SLOW-MOVING AND
TRAINING CELLS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. HIGHS
79-83 AND LOWS 59-64.

FOR THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT: THE WEAK TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS TO A
POSITION OVER THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON THURSDAY. MODEL SOLUTIONS
QUICKLY DIVERGE WITH REGARDS TO HOW THEY HANDLE THIS TROUGH... WITH
THE NAM CLOSING OFF A LOW NEAR CHS... THE 00Z ECMWF ALSO CLOSING OFF
A LOW BUT FURTHER EAST OFF THE ILM COAST... AND THE GFS LEAVING IT
AS A SHEAR ZONE OVER THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL WATERS. AT THIS RANGE
IT'S DIFFICULT TO HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE SOLUTION. WHILE
THE NAM SEEMS TO BE RETAINING THE GENERAL TREND OF ITS PREVIOUS
RUN... IT IS ALONE IN ITS MORE WESTERN SOLUTION AMONG THE LATEST
MODEL RUNS. HOWEVER... A BIT SLOWER AND CLOSER-TO-THE-COAST SOLUTION
IS FAVORED... GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF ANY MECHANISM OR FEATURE THAT
MIGHT SHUNT THE TROUGH WELL OFFSHORE. AT ANY RATE... THE COOL FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL NC ON
THURSDAY. WITH THE CENTER OF THE POST-FRONTAL HIGH PRESSURE AREA
EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM LAKE ERIE ACROSS NY/PA... THE LION'S SHARE OF
THE COOLER AIR WILL HOLD TO OUR NORTH... HOWEVER THE NORTHEASTERLY
LOW LEVEL FLOW SHOULD STILL PULL IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MUCH DRIER
AIR. THE GFS/NAM/ECMWF STILL SQUEEZE OUT A FEW SHOWERS MAINLY OVER
THE SOUTHWEST CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON... HOWEVER GIVEN THE DEGREE OF
DRY AIR IN FORECAST SOUNDINGS... WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST. HIGHS
74-80 WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. LOWS 52-58. -GIH

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 310 PM MONDAY...

FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: THE BAGGY POSITIVELY-TILTED MID LEVEL
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND ACROSS FL
INTO THE WEEKEND... AND SOME PORTION OF THIS TROUGH COULD CLOSE OFF
INTO A WEAK MID LEVEL LOW WELL OFFSHORE. THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE
HIGH TO OUR NORTH WILL MOVE FROM PA/NY EASTWARD TO OFF THE NEW
ENGLAND AND CANADIAN MARITIME COAST... WHILE CONTINUING TO EXTEND
STRONGLY TO THE SSW THROUGH CENTRAL NC. WITH MID LEVEL RIDGING
EXTENDING FROM TX THROUGH THE LOWER MISS VALLEY THROUGH THE MID
SOUTH AND OHIO VALLEY... EXPECT DRY AND STABLE MID LEVELS ATOP THE
DRY AND COOL SURFACE-BASED AIR MASS... YIELDING NO APPRECIABLE
PRECIP AND LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER. LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 10-15 METERS BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY DROPPING A
BIT TO 15-20 METERS BELOW NORMAL BY SUNDAY... AS THE STOUT
NORTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW (MOST BRISK IN THE EASTERN/SOUTHERN
CWA) CONTINUES TO DRAW IN COOLER AIR. HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID 70S
WITH LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

FOR MONDAY: THE MID LEVEL RIDGE TO OUR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BE
SQUEEZED AND SHOULD GIVE WAY TO A DEEPENING NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH
CROSSING THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS SHOULD HELP SHUT OFF THE FEED OF
LOW LEVEL COOL AIR AS THE SURFACE RIDGE WEAKENS OVER OUR AREA... AND
THICKNESSES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY EXPECTED TO REBOUND BACK TOWARD NORMAL
(HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S). THE NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH
AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD HOLD WELL TO OUR NORTHWEST
THROUGH MONDAY... AND THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY FOR NOW. -GIH

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 835 PM MONDAY...

A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF CENTRAL NC WILL MAINTAIN
A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR ACROSS OUR REGION. A SERIES OF UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
INTERACT WITH THE MOIST AIR MASS AND TRIGGER PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITY OF STORMS THIS EVENING APPEARS TO BE IN THE TRIAD REGION
(KGSO/KINT). THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 KTS...
WITH HAIL AND IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS (ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS THIS EVENING).

CEILINGS WILL VARY FROM LOW END VFR TO IFR TO EVEN LIFR WITH THE
LOWEST CEILINGS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF
TUESDAY... AND WHEN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS/T-STORMS OCCUR.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT WEDNESDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...WSS/VINCENT
NEAR TERM...WSS
SHORT TERM...HARTFIELD
LONG TERM...HARTFIELD
AVIATION...BSD/WSS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
416 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-150930-
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-
416 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PROBABLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 9 PM.

OTHERWISE....LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY LEAD TO MINOR
FLOODING...PRIMARILY IN URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE THREAT AREA APPEARS TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1
WITH THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKY WARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
307 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

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

1250 PM     TORNADO          2 SE DIGGS              34.83N  79.84W
05/14/2012                   RICHMOND           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RICHMOND COUNTY EM REPORTS A LIKELY TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
            AT 1250 PM JUST SOUTH OF DIGGS. MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS
            NEAR ST STEVENS CHURCH ROAD. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE 3
            BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF TREE DAMAGE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200226

BLAES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
328 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCZ042-077-078-088-089-142030-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
328 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON...HARNETT...WAYNE...
JOHNSTON AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 327 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER VANDER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NEWTON GROVE...AND...
HOBBTON.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 328 AND 355.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 49 AND 95.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 7892 3554 7831 3501 7814 3493 7814
      3485 7854 3484 7875
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 239DEG 28KT 3504 7873

SEC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
423 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

NCZ042-078-089-142130-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
423 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON...WAYNE AND JOHNSTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 423 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM
BENSON TO CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GRANTHAM...MAR-MAC...
AND...PRINCETON...NAHUNTA...PIKEVILLE...FREMONT...EUREKA.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 334 AND 355.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 87 AND 107.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 7861 3532 7853 3535 7854 3571 7817
      3560 7812 3558 7806 3560 7805 3559 7782
      3542 7782 3537 7780 3534 7782 3518 7783
      3515 7790 3519 7801 3517 7807 3518 7816
      3503 7815 3499 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 235DEG 29KT 3528 7831

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
504 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

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

0445 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 N TURKEY              35.07N  78.19W
05/14/2012                   SAMPSON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS IN FAR EASTERN
            SAMPSON COUNTY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SAMPSON COUNTY EM
            OFFICIALS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200227

BLAES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
855 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

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

0846 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WINSTON-SALEM           36.10N  80.26W
05/14/2012                   FORSYTH            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A SPOTTER REPORTS 6 INCHES OF WATER ON BUSINESS I-40
            NEAR SILAS CREEK PARKWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200228

SMITH