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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 9, 20125 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2012, 8:46 PM EDT for 5 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, 8:46 PM EDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2012, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 170 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1599 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1599 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 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, 7:55 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 7:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
744 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

NCZ021-022-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-102345-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-
STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-
HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
744 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH THE MAIN
THREATS BEING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING
IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IN URBAN
AND LOW LYING AREAS.

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

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ007>011-023>028-102345-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-
FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-
744 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 483 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

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

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

DJF

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
748 PM EDT MON JUL 09 2012

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

0722 PM     TSTM WND GST     PIEDMONT TRIAD APT      36.10N  79.94W
07/09/2012  M40 MPH          GUILFORD           NC   ASOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200600

DJF
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:08 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Davidson, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Vance and 1 more52 min
Jul 9, 8:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren2 hr
Jul 9, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Guilford, Lee and 3 more93 min
Jul 9, 9:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Randolph75 min
Jul 9, 10:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHGuilford2 hr
Jul 9, 10:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett56 min
Jul 10, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Durham, Franklin, Orange47 min
Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson66 min
Jul 10, 2:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson2 hr
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson61 min
Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Randolph64 min
Jul 10, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson2 hr
Jul 10, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Moore66 min
Jul 10, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery, Moore, Richmond46 min
Jul 10, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson53 min
Jul 10, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly100 min
Jul 10, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland65 min
Jul 10, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Moore58 min
Jul 10, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHScotland64 min
Jul 10, 6:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland3 hr
Jul 10, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHoke, Scotland45 min
Jul 10, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson50 min
Jul 10, 7:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHCumberland3 hr
Jul 10, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland59 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2012Every 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.