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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 21, 2012Warren County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Apr 21, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT for Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 21, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Warren County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 21, 7:45 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 7:45 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
745 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND DRIFT ACROSS OUR
AREA TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ALONG
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 320 PM SATURDAY...

A WEAK MID LEVEL VORTICITY MAX HAS TRIGGERED A FEW SHOWERS ALONG
THE HIGHWAY 1/401 CORRIDOR FROM SANFORD-RALEIGH TO NEAR WARRENTON.
UPWARDS TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS
THAT LAST 10-20 MINUTES. AWAY FROM THE ISOLATED SHOWERS...PARTIAL
SUNSHINE AND INCREASING SW FLOW HAS WARMED TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S
WITH A FEW LOWER 80S IN THE FAR SOUTH-SE.

A S/W CROSSING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NE
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. SURFACE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
S/W WAS ENTERING THE NC MOUNTAINS AT 2 PM. AS THE S/W LIFTS NE
TONIGHT...SURFACE FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO THEN ACROSS CENTRAL NC.
FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH SLIGHT INSTABILITY IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT
ALONG WITH MODERATE SHEAR...ENOUGH TO ALLOW STORMS TO WEAKLY
ORGANIZE INTO BROKEN BANDS WITH SOME SUSTAINABLE UPDRAFTS. LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AROUND 8 DEGREES C THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH THIS SHOULD
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT ISOLATED CONVECTION TO BECOME MORE
CONCENTRATED TOWARD THE NW PIEDMONT-TRIAD REGION BY EARLY EVENING
(22Z).

THIS EVENING...SCATTERED-NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND T-STORMS WILL MAINLY
OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES THROUGH SUNSET THEN SPREAD/SLOWLY
WEAKEN INTO THE SANDHILLS/EASTERN PIEDMONT. EXPECT TO SEE A MORE
EXTENSIVE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NE GULF LIFTS ENE THIS
SYSTEM IN TANDEM WITH ANOTHER S/W DIVING SEWD ACROSS MO VALLEY WILL
CAUSE A SURFACE WAVE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NEARLY STALLED SURFACE
FRONT OVER COASTAL GA/SC LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SURFACE
FEATURE WILL ENHANCE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT
OVER EASTERN NC. LIFT ALOFT WILL INCREASE THANKS TO A 100+KT JET
CROSSING NEW ENGLAND...AND A NOSE OF A 125+KT JET DIVING ACROSS THE
MO VALLEY. WITH GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT THROUGH 12Z SUN...EXPECT
WIDESPREAD MODERATE/BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF
HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN 06-12Z SUNDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 315 PM...

SURFACE LOW NEAR OR SOUTH OF ILM WILL LIFT NNE SUNDAY. DEEP CYCLONIC
CONVERGENCE NEAR SURFACE-THROUGH MID LEVELS WILL MAINTAIN WIDESPREAD
RAIN OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NC SUNDAY MORNING. AS 850-700MB CYCLONE
DEVELOPS IN VICINITY OF NE NC/SE VA...FLOW THROUGH THE LOWEST 10K FT
WILL BECOME NLY THEN NNW BY SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO A
GRADUALLY DISSIPATION OF THE RAIN SHIELD FROM THE WSW IN THE
AFTERNOON AS BEST CONVERGENCE SHIFTS NE INTO EASTERN VA. SINCE
SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO LIFT NWD ALONG THE COAST...EXPECT AXIS OF
HEAVY RAIN TO SET-UP EAST OF OUR CWA. STILL...EXPECT RAINFALL TOTAL
BETWEEN 1-1.5 INCHES IN THE EAST...TAPERING TO A HALF INCH WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR AN INCH IN THE WEST.

WITH SURFACE LOW DEEPENING AS IT TRAVERSES NWD SUNDAY ALONG THE NC
COAST...STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL NLY FLOW WILL ADVECT COOLER AIR INTO
THE FORECAST AREA. THUS...TEMPS SUNDAY WILL EITHER HOLD STEADY OR
GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH THE DAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT...S/W CROSSING THE MO VALLEY INTO THE TN VALLEY
EXPECTED TO CLOSE OFF IN VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS SUNDAY
NIGHT. STRONG CYCLONIC FLOW COUPLED WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL
MAINTAIN CLOUD SKIES AND ISOLATED-SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64. BRISK NNE WIND AND LOW LEVEL CAA WILL RESULT IN
MIN TEMPS LOW-MID 40S.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 255 PM...

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WILL DEEPEN AS THEY MOVE NORTH AND NORTHWEST FROM MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TO STRENGTHEN MAKING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AND MONDAY
EVENING...SUSTAINED 15-20 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 KTS. OTHERWISE...
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S AND LOWS
MONDAY NIGHT IN THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 IN SOME SPOTS. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH WINDS JUST A TAD LIGHTER...SUSTAINED 10-15
KTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S AND LOWS IN THE
MID 40S.

ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOWS BECOME STACKED AND THE TROUGH
BEGINS TO DEAMPLIFY...A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO NC FROM THE
NORTHWEST BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR MORE RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS WILL BE ORIENTED FROM
WSW TO ENE AND MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS NC. THE 12Z GFS AND
00Z ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCATION OF THIS
FEATURE...WITH SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN TIMING. THUS HAVE INCREASED
PRECIP CHANCES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE BEST CHANCES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT HIGHS WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S FROM NE TO SW WITH LOWS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN FOR FRIDAY
WITH DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGHS FRIDAY EXPECTED
IN THE LOW 70S NORTH TO MID 70S SOUTH AND LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE
LOW TO MID 50S. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE UPPER 60S NE TO LOW 70S SW.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 745 PM SATURDAY...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS CENTRAL NC THIS
EVENING...CURRENTLY MORE OF A THREAT TO KGSO AND KRDU.  OUTSIDE OF
CONVECTION...CEILINGS AND VSBYS ARE STILL VFR...BUT WILL LOWER
OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER WESTERN NC AND A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE CAROLINA COAST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY TO WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...INCREASING
IN COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  CEILINGS AND VSBYS WILL LOWER TO MVFR
LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND LIKELY IFR BY 09-12Z SUNDAY MORNING.
OVERALL..CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE WORST OVER THE COASTAL
PLAIN.  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND LIFR CEILINGS/VSBYS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT KRDU/KRWI/KFAY...WITH BEST CHANCES BETWEEN 10-18Z.
WINDS WILL TURN FROM SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING TO EAST-NORTHERLY
OVERNIGHT AND THEN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY...INCREASING FROM LESS THAN 10KT THIS EVENING TO 10-15KT ON
SUNDAY.  AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE
EAST...BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT TAF DUE TO LACK OF
FORECAST CONFIDENCE.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND WINDS BECOME MORE
NORTHWESTERLY WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA.
HOWEVER...AVIATION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR THROUGH
THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD...OR 00Z MONDAY.

OUTLOOK...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NC MONDAY. W-NW WINDS 15-20 MPH WILL
FREQUENTLY GUSTS 30-35 MPH. THIS MAY CREATE SOME STRONG CROSSWINDS
AT MOST TAF SITE (EXCLUDING KINT).

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A TAD TUESDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS. VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO LINGER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...CSF/WSS
NEAR TERM...WSS
SHORT TERM...WSS
LONG TERM...KC
AVIATION...WSS/SMITH
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 5:56 AM EDT, 14 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
556 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>077-083>086-088-221000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-
DURHAM-FRANKLIN-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-
MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
556 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL
HAIL...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND
SANDHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

BEHIND A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...UNSEASONABLY
CHILLY AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO CENTRAL NC AND RESULT IN TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY IN THE MIDDLE 30S TUESDAY MORNING.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-221000-
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
556 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES...ACROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

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

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY SUNDAY...BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH MAY RESULT
IN MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO CENTRAL NC BEHIND THE
COASTAL LOW AND RESULT IN TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE MIDDLE
30S TUESDAY MORNING.

MWS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 21, 6:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
610 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

NCZ074-083-084-212300-
ANSON-MONTGOMERY-RICHMOND-
610 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...MONTGOMERY AND
ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

AT 610 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES
NORTH OF LILESVILLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WADESBORO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COVINGTON...ELLERBE...
AND...PEKIN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
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.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3516 8010 3515 8007 3517 8005 3521 8007
      3541 7992 3543 7975 3530 7971 3527 7971
      3524 7967 3519 7965 3517 7961 3514 7959
      3492 7999 3505 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 237DEG 14KT 3506 7999

ELLIS
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
642 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

NCZ026-027-041-042-212330-
FRANKLIN-JOHNSTON-NASH-WAKE-
642 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
JOHNSTON...NASH...NORTHEASTERN WAKE AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

AT 641 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WENDELL..
MIDDLESEX...PILOT...BUNN...SPRING HOPE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
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.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3606 7816 3596 7788 3562 7834 3575 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 223DEG 21KT 3576 7834

77
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
650 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

NCZ021-022-038-212345-
DAVIDSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-
650 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GUILFORD...FORSYTH AND
DAVIDSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

AT 650 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HIGH POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...JAMESTOWN...COLFAX...
SUMMERFIELD.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 201 AND 218.

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.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 7994 3625 7956 3592 7997 3592 8004
      3590 8005 3600 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 216DEG 12KT 3602 8002

ELLIS
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 6:57 PM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
657 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

NCZ074-075-084-220000-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RICHMOND-
657 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...MOORE AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

AT 657 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CANDOR...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TROY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BISCOE...EAGLE
SPRINGS...ROBBINS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
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.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 7981 3551 7949 3540 7934 3509 7982
      3526 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 229DEG 12KT 3529 7976

ELLIS
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 7:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Scotland46 min
Apr 21, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHOrange45 min
Apr 21, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne51 min
Apr 21, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery50 min
Apr 21, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson42 min
Apr 21, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash48 min
Apr 21, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford55 min
Apr 21, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Moore63 min
Apr 21, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax42 min
Apr 21, 7:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph98 min
Apr 21, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax39 min

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