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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2012, 2:44 PM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 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
- May 15, 2012, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1713 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 15, 2:20 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 2:20 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1125 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 NCZ007>009-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-160930- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND- 1125 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY 4 PM. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ010-011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-160930- WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT- WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1125 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BY 2 PM AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 15, 9:41 AM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
941 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW ARCADIA 35.94N 80.36W
05/15/2012 DAVIDSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
BRIDGE ON HAMPTON ROAD CROSSING MUDDLY CREEK HAD WATER
FLOWING OVER IT BEGINING AT 200 AM AND LASTING THROUGH
AT LEAST 530 AM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200242
BLAESLocal storm report, May 15, 9:43 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
943 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW PFAFFTOWN 36.16N 80.33W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC EMERGENCY MNGR
UP TO 2 FEET OF WATER INSIDE OF BUSINESSES ALONG
REYNOLDA RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200243
MCLAMBLocal storm report, May 15, 9:49 AM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
949 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW PFAFFTOWN 36.13N 80.35W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HILLTOP DR CLOSED. CULVERT FAILURE WITH 30 FEET OF
ASPHALT WASHED AWAY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200244
MCLAMBLocal storm report, May 15, 10:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1004 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM FLOOD 3 WSW ARCADIA 35.94N 80.36W
05/15/2012 DAVIDSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
BRIDGE ON HAMPTON ROAD CROSSING MUDDLY CREEK HAD WATER
FLOWING OVER IT BEGINING AT AROUND 200 AM AND LASTING
THROUGH AT LEAST 530 AM. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS OF
THIS TIME. THE HIGH WATER OCCURRED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
THE HEAVY RAIN.
&&
CORRECTED EVENT...REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200242
BLAESLocal storm report, May 15, 10:20 AM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1020 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 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.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE DIGGS 34.83N 79.84W
05/14/2012 RICHMOND NC 911 CALL CENTER
PARTIAL DAMAGE TO A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS NEAR
INTERSECTION OF ST STEVENS CHURCH RD AND FAIRLY HAYS RD.
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N EAST LAURINBURG 34.84N 79.46W
05/14/2012 SCOTLAND NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN BLOCKING OLD WIRE ROAD NEAR US ROUTE 501.
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE LAUREL HILL 34.82N 79.53W
05/14/2012 SCOTLAND NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN JUST NORTHEAST OF LAUREL HILL.
0430 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 ENE CLINTON 35.02N 78.28W
05/14/2012 SAMPSON NC CO-OP OBSERVER
2 EMPLOYEES FROM CLINTON HORTICULTURAL CROP RESEARCH
STATION SPOTTED POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD AROUND 430PM.
DEBRIS APPEARED TO BE BLOWING AROUND BUT NO VISIBLE
DAMAGE WAS SEEN.
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.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LEWISVILLE 36.09N 80.41W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON LAGRANDE PLACE BLOCKING ROAD IN APARTMENT
COMPLEX. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE WINSTON-SALEM 36.05N 80.22W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON WILLIAMS DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW WALKERTOWN 36.16N 80.17W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
ONE TREE DOWN ON WILLISTON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE WALKERTOWN 36.16N 80.15W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON DARROW ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG KERNERSVILLE 36.12N 80.08W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN KERNERSVILE. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
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.
0850 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W PFAFFTOWN 36.15N 80.34W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO FEET OF WATER REPORTED OVER CLAREDON AVE IN
PFAFFTOWN.
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD WINSTON-SALEM 36.10N 80.26W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC PUBLIC
2-3 FEET OF WATER REPORTED OVER SOME ROADS AND PARKING
LOTS IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM NEAR BUISNESS HIGHWAY
40... INCLUDING SOME CARS PARTLY SUBMERGED.
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW PFAFFTOWN 36.16N 80.33W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC EMERGENCY MNGR
UP TO 2 FEET OF WATER INSIDE OF BUSINESSES ALONG
REYNOLDA RD.
0918 PM HAIL THOMASVILLE 35.89N 80.08W
05/14/2012 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR THOMASVILLE ON 109
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW PFAFFTOWN 36.13N 80.35W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HILLTOP DR CLOSED. CULVERT FAILURE WITH 30 FEET OF
ASPHALT WASHED AWAY
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW ASHEBORO 35.74N 79.89W
05/14/2012 RANDOLPH NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON OLD LEXINGONT ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0940 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE ASHEBORO 35.73N 79.80W
05/14/2012 RANDOLPH NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON EAST ALRED ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0945 PM FLASH FLOOD WINSTON-SALEM 36.10N 80.26W
05/14/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
FORSYTH COUNTY 911 CENTER HAS RECEIVED A FEW REPORTS OF
HIGH WATER AND STRANDED VEHICLES. NO KNOWN ROAD CLOSURES
AT THIS TIME
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W ULAH 35.65N 79.89W
05/14/2012 RANDOLPH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON TOTT HILL FARM ROAD AND LUCY LANE BLOCKED
THE ROADWAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0530 AM FLOOD 3 WSW ARCADIA 35.94N 80.36W
05/15/2012 DAVIDSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
BRIDGE ON HAMPTON ROAD CROSSING MUDDLY CREEK HAD WATER
FLOWING OVER IT BEGINING AT AROUND 200 AM AND LASTING
THROUGH AT LEAST 530 AM. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS OF
THIS TIME. THE HIGH WATER OCCURRED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
THE HEAVY RAIN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200226 RAH1200223 RAH1200224 RAH1200225 RAH1200241
RAH1200227 RAH1200234 RAH1200233 RAH1200235 RAH1200236 RAH1200237
RAH1200228 RAH1200231 RAH1200232 RAH1200243 RAH1200229 RAH1200244
RAH1200239 RAH1200238 RAH1200230 RAH1200240 RAH1200242
GIHSpecial weather statement, May 15, 2:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
NCZ078-151930-
WAYNE-
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SECTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 244 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES
SOUTH OF SEVEN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT
OLIVE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SEVEN SPRINGS...
WALNUT CREEK.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS
AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7792
3517 7799 3519 7801 3518 7809 3557 7796
3551 7782 3542 7782 3541 7780 3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 201DEG 15KT 3513 7786
WSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 8:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 14 hr |
| May 14, 8:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 3 hr |
| May 14, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 76 min |
| May 14, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 57 min |
| May 14, 11:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Randolph | 72 min |
| May 15, 2:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Davie | 30 hr |
| May 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 7 hr |
| May 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 61 min |
| May 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 60 min |
| May 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 67 min |
| May 15, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 46 min |
| May 15, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 65 min |
| May 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 52 min |
| May 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 46 min |
| May 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 40 min |
| May 15, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 65 min |
| May 15, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin | 48 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.