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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 24, 2012Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 24, 2012, 1:08 PM EDT for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 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
Mar 24, 2012, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 24, 11:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 11:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 12:54 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1254 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ008>011-025>028-041>043-076>078-085-086-088-089-251700-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
1254 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER TO GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ALTHOUGH
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... SEVERE WEATHER WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNLIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY AS THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE CAROLIN AS. ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007-021>024-038>040-073>075-083-084-251700-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
1254 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 105 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER TO GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ALTHOUGH
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... SEVERE WEATHER WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNLIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY AS THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE CAROLIN AS. ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 1:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
108 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

NCZ089-241800-
SAMPSON-
108 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY
THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

AT 108 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF IVANHOE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...IVANHOE...HARRELLS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 7832 3467 7833 3470 7838 3477 7842
      3512 7818 3505 7815 3489 7814 3474 7819
      3472 7814 3472 7811 3471 7811 3468 7815
      3456 7824 3455 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 218DEG 32KT 3452 7833

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake43 min
Mar 24, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson47 min
Mar 24, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson43 min
Mar 24, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne62 min
Mar 24, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson67 min
Mar 24, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe56 min
Mar 24, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson63 min
Mar 24, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWayne46 min
Mar 24, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson, Wayne40 min
Mar 24, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth39 min
Mar 24, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth95 min
Mar 24, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson59 min
Mar 24, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne81 min
Mar 24, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGuilford87 min
Mar 24, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson, Wayne53 min
Mar 24, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGuilford, Randolph83 min
Mar 24, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery, Stanly62 min
Mar 24, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson59 min
Mar 24, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake52 min
Mar 24, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHRandolph97 min
Mar 24, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson51 min
Mar 24, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne53 min
Mar 24, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance84 min
Mar 24, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Orange38 min
Mar 24, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGuilford, Randolph61 min
Mar 24, 7:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHGuilford, Randolph2 hr
Mar 24, 7:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHWayne2 hr
Mar 24, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Orange, Person65 min
Mar 24, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore, Richmond78 min
Mar 24, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Randolph64 min
Mar 24, 7:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance2 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.