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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2012, 1:32 PM EDT for Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was in force for 58 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
- Jul 5, 2012, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Forsyth County, NC
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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 1:20 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:20 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1112 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW LUCAMA 35.66N 78.05W
07/04/2012 WILSON NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN IN MORRES CROSSING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200529
BLAESLocal storm report, Jul 5, 11:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1113 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE MIDDLESEX 35.81N 78.18W
07/04/2012 NASH NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR MIDDLESEX. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW RALEIGH 35.84N 78.66W
07/04/2012 WAKE NC PUBLIC
TREE DOWN AT THE 4000 BLOCK OF YADKIN DRIVE.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW RALEIGH 35.83N 78.66W
07/04/2012 WAKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINES DOWN ON ALLEGHANY DR... TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW FALLS LAKE 35.89N 78.66W
07/04/2012 WAKE NC NWS EMPLOYEE
ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AT THE CORNER OF VESTAVIA WOODS
DRIVE AND HEPWORTH CT.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 ESE VASS 35.20N 79.16W
07/04/2012 MOORE NC 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF
THE COUNTY
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW BLACK CREEK 35.68N 77.96W
07/04/2012 WILSON NC 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINE DOWN ON ST MARYS CHURCH ROAD... TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW LUCAMA 35.66N 78.05W
07/04/2012 WILSON NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN IN MORRES CROSSING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW RALEIGH 35.78N 78.70W
07/04/2012 WAKE NC NWS EMPLOYEE
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN... INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE... TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR
0515 PM HAIL SPRING HOPE 35.94N 78.11W
07/04/2012 M1.00 INCH NASH NC 911 CALL CENTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY POLICE NEAR NASH AND
POPLAR STREETS.
0530 PM HAIL 3 ESE ROCKY MOUNT 35.94N 77.73W
07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH EDGECOMBE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON U.S. 64. TIME ESTIAMTED BY RADAR.
0540 PM HAIL 2 NE KINGSBORO 35.93N 77.65W
07/04/2012 E0.50 INCH EDGECOMBE NC PUBLIC
SMALL HAIL OBSERVED AT THE IANDN STORM. SIZE ESTIMATED.
0559 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N SILVER CITY 35.03N 79.23W
07/04/2012 HOKE NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON JUNE JOHNSON ROAD
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CENTERVILLE 36.19N 78.16W
07/04/2012 FRANKLIN NC 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
0620 PM HAIL 4 W CENTERVILLE 36.20N 78.19W
07/04/2012 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN NC PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON GOLD SAND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W CENTERVILLE 36.19N 78.14W
07/04/2012 FRANKLIN NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SWEVERAL TREES DOWN IN AND NEAR CENTERVILLE. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200525 RAH1200520 RAH1200514 RAH1200523 RAH1200515
RAH1200516 RAH1200529 RAH1200522 RAH1200517 RAH1200528 RAH1200518
RAH1200519 RAH1200521 RAH1200527 RAH1200526
BLAESSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 12:57 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1257 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
NCZ007-008-051745-
GRANVILLE-PERSON-
1257 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PERSON AND GRANVILLE
COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 1257 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF BETHEL HILL...OR ABOUT OVER VIRGILINA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OAK HILL.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING
AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 7851 3636 7851 3625 7873 3655 7893
3655 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 326DEG 12KT 3654 7879
VINCENTSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 1:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 17 more | 40 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 57 min |
| Jul 5, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Nash, Wake | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 67 min |
| Jul 5, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Richmond | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 54 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.