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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 29, 2012Johnston County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2012, 1:03 PM EDT for Johnston County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2012, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Johnston County, NC

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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 May 29, 10:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 10:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:39 AM EDT, 8 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NCZ007-021>024-038>040-073>076-083-084-300930-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE STRONG TO
LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
AFFECT CENTRAL NC FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-300930-
EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
SAMPSON-
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
WITH ANOTHER ROUND ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT. DUE TO THE MOIST AIR
MASS IN PLACE...LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
REGION WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF TWO INCHES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ008>011-025>027-041-300930-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-WAKE-
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INCLUDING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO
INCHES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 12:45 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 1:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
103 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NCZ042-089-291745-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-
103 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE
ACROSS PARTS OF SAMPSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 102 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OVER NEWTON GROVE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF
CLINTON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NEWTON GROVE.

OTHER HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL...A QUICK QUARTER TO HALF INCH IN LESS THAN 30
MINUTES...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 334 AND 343.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 90 AND 93.

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 ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. STAY TUNED TO
THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3516 7854 3550 7838 3545 7816 3532 7823
      3532 7828 3529 7830 3525 7827 3510 7835
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 194DEG 12KT 3521 7841

DJF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 3:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRAHCumberland, Edgecombe, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson and 3 more35 hr
May 29, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne30 min
May 29, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Orange and 1 more87 min
May 29, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke96 min
May 29, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly91 min
May 29, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRichmond66 min
May 29, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHoke, Moore33 min
May 29, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore38 min
May 29, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance40 min
May 29, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance36 min
May 29, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston50 min

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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.