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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
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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</html>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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</html>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.
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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
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 67 min |
| Mar 24, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 56 min |
| Mar 24, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 24, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 39 min |
| Mar 24, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 95 min |
| Mar 24, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 81 min |
| Mar 24, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford | 87 min |
| Mar 24, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 83 min |
| Mar 24, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 52 min |
| Mar 24, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Randolph | 97 min |
| Mar 24, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 84 min |
| Mar 24, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 38 min |
| Mar 24, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 61 min |
| Mar 24, 7:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wayne | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 65 min |
| Mar 24, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore, Richmond | 78 min |
| Mar 24, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Randolph | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 7:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance | 2 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.