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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 9, 20124 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2012, 1:16 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 59 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 9, 2012, 1:16 PM EDT (17:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2012, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1054 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jul 9, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 10:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1038 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

NCZ042-043-073>078-083>086-088-089-101445-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
1038 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60
MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. OTHERWISE... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-101445-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
1038 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60
MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. OTHERWISE... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:48 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
848 AM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW ANSONVILLE        35.07N  80.13W
07/08/2012                   ANSON              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE ROAD 1637.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200586

DJF

Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:49 AM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
849 AM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW WADESBORO         35.03N  80.09W
07/08/2012                   ANSON              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE ROAD 1641.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200587

DJF

Local storm report, Jul 9, 9:01 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
901 AM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW DABNEY            36.36N  78.48W
07/08/2012                   VANCE              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GLEBE ROAD
            AND DABNEY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200588

DJF

Local storm report, Jul 9, 9:02 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
902 AM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE AFTON              36.34N  78.21W
07/08/2012                   WARREN             NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR U.S. 401 AND PARKTOWN ROAD.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200589

DJF

Local storm report, Jul 9, 9:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
904 AM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW ANSONVILLE        35.07N  80.13W
07/08/2012                   ANSON              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE ROAD 1637.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW WADESBORO         35.03N  80.09W
07/08/2012                   ANSON              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE ROAD 1641.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW DABNEY            36.36N  78.48W
07/08/2012                   VANCE              NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GLEBE ROAD
            AND DABNEY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE AFTON              36.34N  78.21W
07/08/2012                   WARREN             NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR U.S. 401 AND PARKTOWN ROAD.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200586 RAH1200587 RAH1200588 RAH1200589

DJF

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 1:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
116 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

NCZ074>077-084-086-091815-
HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RICHMOND-
116 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO POP UP ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS HARNETT...RICHMOND...
MOORE...MONTGOMERY...LEE AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...TROY...ROBBINS... CARTHAGE...
CAMERON...SOUTHERN PINES... SANFORD...EAGLE SPRINGS...AND SEVEN
LAKES.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...

HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 8005 3551 7937 3546 7883 3520 7905
      3519 7910 3513 7911 3495 7926 3498 7939
      3504 7946 3502 7953 3515 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 284DEG 10KT 3535 7974

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	65 min
Jul 8, 11:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Halifax, Warren	60 min
Jul 9, 1:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Lee	42 min
Jul 9, 1:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	58 min
Jul 9, 3:41 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RAH	Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 8 more	15 hr
Jul 9, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett	49 min
Jul 9, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Lee, Moore	63 min
Jul 9, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Moore	40 min
Jul 9, 2:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Harnett, Moore	3 hr
Jul 9, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore	45 min
Jul 9, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Wake	58 min
Jul 9, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson	41 min
Jul 9, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Lee	43 min
Jul 9, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke	34 min
Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	54 min
Jul 9, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	53 min
Jul 9, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland	33 min
Jul 9, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	63 min
Jul 9, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	41 min
Jul 9, 4:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Chatham, Johnston, Wake	79 min
Jul 9, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	45 min
Jul 9, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson	55 min
Jul 9, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	63 min
Jul 9, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham	45 min
Jul 9, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond	56 min
Jul 9, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	49 min
Jul 9, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	59 min
Jul 9, 5:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Anson	80 min
Jul 9, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	50 min
Jul 9, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville	52 min
Jul 9, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	61 min
Jul 9, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance	49 min
Jul 9, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Bladen	63 min
Jul 9, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	48 min
Jul 9, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery	57 min
Jul 9, 6:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance	2 hr
Jul 9, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance, Warren	60 min
Jul 9, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Orange	58 min
Jul 9, 7:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Granville	108 min
Jul 9, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Halifax, Warren	47 min
Jul 9, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash	59 min
Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford	3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.