Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2012, 3:33 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2012, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ene Dunn, NC | 1 INCH HAIL ON CAROLINA DRIVE |
| May 22, 4:14 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Ssw Benson, NC | DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL |
| May 22, 4:18 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Sse Benson, NC | DIME SIZED HAIL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
626 WUUS52 KRAH 221933 SVRRAH NCC051-085-101-163-222015- /O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0083.120522T1933Z-120522T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 333 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 415 PM EDT * AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER LINDEN...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LINDEN... GODWIN... ERWIN... DUNN... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 325 AND 328. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 65 AND 81. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL CAPABLE OF BREAKING WINDOWS... DAMAGING ROOFS AND DENTING VEHICLES. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 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 3558 7862 3523 7841 3513 7884 3532 7891 TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 243DEG 11KT 3526 7879 $$ WSS
3 follow-up statements
038 WWUS52 KRAH 221950 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 350 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 NCC051-085-101-163-222015- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120522T2015Z/ CUMBERLAND NC-JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-SAMPSON NC- 350 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...EASTERN HARNETT...SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON AND NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES... AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINDEN...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... QUARTER SIZED HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... GODWIN...FALCON...BUIES CREEK...ERWIN...BENSON...DUNN...COATS AND SPIVEY'S CORNER. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 325 AND 328. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 65 AND 81. IF YOU OBSERVED DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. LAT...LON 3518 7869 3535 7888 3558 7862 3523 7841 TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 243DEG 11KT 3528 7873 $$ WSS
075
WWUS52 KRAH 222005
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
405 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012
NCC051-222015-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120522T2015Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
405 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
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 3520 7865 3520 7863 3521 7863 3522 7862
3524 7862 3526 7868 3541 7873 3557 7862
3557 7861 3524 7841 3519 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 243DEG 11KT 3531 7860
$$
NCC085-101-163-222015-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120522T2015Z/
JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-SAMPSON NC-
405 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...EASTERN HARNETT AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON
COUNTIES...
AT 400 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNN...
OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SPIVEY'S CORNER AND
BENSON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 325 AND 328.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 70 AND 81.
IF YOU OBSERVED DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3520 7865 3520 7863 3521 7863 3522 7862
3524 7862 3526 7868 3541 7873 3557 7862
3557 7861 3524 7841 3519 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 243DEG 11KT 3531 7860
$$
WSS411
WWUS52 KRAH 222019
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
419 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012
NCC085-101-163-222028-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120522T2015Z/
JOHNSTON NC-HARNETT NC-SAMPSON NC-
419 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...EASTERN
HARNETT AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 415 PM EDT...
A NEW WARNING HAS RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED FOR SECTIONS OF SAMPSON AND
JOHNSTON COUNTIES.
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 3520 7865 3520 7863 3521 7863 3522 7862
3524 7862 3526 7868 3541 7873 3557 7862
3557 7861 3524 7841 3519 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 243DEG 11KT 3531 7860
$$
WSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 57 min |
| May 22, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond, Scotland | 38 min |
| May 22, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee and 5 more | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Lee | 56 min |
| May 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph | 54 min |
| May 22, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 55 min |
| May 22, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 62 min |
| May 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 54 min |
| May 22, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 38 min |
| May 22, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 45 min |
| May 22, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 43 min |
| May 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 57 min |
| May 22, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 59 min |
| May 22, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 42 min |
| May 22, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 35 min |
| May 22, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 49 min |
| May 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 56 min |
| May 22, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 58 min |
| May 22, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Wake | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash | 48 min |
| May 22, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 59 min |
| May 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond, Scotland | 60 min |
| May 22, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 72 min |
| May 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 54 min |
| May 22, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 63 min |
| May 22, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 56 min |
| May 22, 7:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Stanly | 106 min |
| May 22, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 54 min |
| May 22, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 61 min |
| May 22, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Stanly | 28 min |
| May 22, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond | 27 min |
| May 22, 7:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Stanly | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.