Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
320 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THEN
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE
WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 320 PM MONDAY...

REST OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... THE DIFFUSE LOW-LEVEL
FRONTAL ZONE PERSISTS OVER CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BROAD
CORRIDOR OF LOW LEVEL MASS CONVERGENCE AND 70+ SURFACE DEW POINTS
FROM THE TRIANGLE SOUTH AND EAST. STORM COVERAGE HAS BEEN GREATEST
FROM RALEIGH SOUTH AND EAST WITHIN THE AREA OF BEST MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY... AND ADDITIONAL SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN HAS LARGELY HELD TO OUR NW. STORMS HAVE BEEN PROPAGATING
TOWARD THE WEST... DRIVEN LARGELY BY THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD AND
OUTFLOW MOVEMENT. WILL PLACE THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS/STORMS
INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST... TRANSLATING INTO THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THE OUTFLOWS SPREAD WESTWARD
AND WITH PARTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO LIFT FROM WANING DPVA WITH THE WEAK
WAVE NOW APPROACHING THE SRN APPALACHIANS. THIS FOLLOWS THE
SIMULATED REFLECTIVITY PATTERN OF THE LATEST 4 KM WRF-NMM AND
WRF-ARW. DEEP LAYER SHEAR OVER CENTRAL NC REMAINS SMALL AND
INSTABILITY MARGINAL WITH UNIMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES... THUS
ANY VIGOROUS UPDRAFTS SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED AND ISOLATED WITH ONLY A
MINOR THREAT OF STRONG-WIND-GENERATING STORMS. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO
WIND DOWN WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER NIGHTFALL WITH LOSS OF HEATING
AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY LARGE SCALE FORCING FEATURES... AS WELL AS
WITH THE DEPARTURE OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW ALONG THE FRONT WHICH
TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND OFF THE NE NC COAST LATE TONIGHT. MODELS
DEPICT THE VORTICITY MAXIMUM NOW OVER THE MIDWEST DROPPING SOUTHEAST
AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE TX PANHANDLE ANTICYCLONE INTO AL/GA LATE
TONIGHT... BUT MUCH OF THIS ASSOCIATED CONVECTION SHOULD HOLD WEST
AND SOUTH OF THE CWA. THE LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS AND HIGH SURFACE RH
TONIGHT ALONG WITH LIMITED MID-HIGH CLOUDS WILL FACILITATE FOG
DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT. LOWS 68-72. -GIH

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 310 AM MONDAY...

THE TRAIN OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...AS MODELS SHOW A
80KT SPEED MAX AND ASSOCIATED VORTICITY DIVING TOWARD WESTERN NC AND
UP STATE SC BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MODELS INDICATE SOME CONVECTION OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE COAST BY LATE MORNING...BUT A SHARPENING
OF THE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER DISTURBANCE SHOULD LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND STORMS OVER THE WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  THE SEVERE THREAT OVER
CENTRAL NC IS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN AS THE STRONGER EFFECTIVE DEEP
LAYER SHEAR WILL LIKELY LIE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CWA IN CLOSER
PROXIMITY TO THE BELT OF STRONGER MID LEVEL FLOW AND A FAIRLY STRONG
SURFACE REFLECTION.  HOWEVER...IF STORMS CAN GET GOING OVER THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT...THEN THERE WOULD BE A LOWER END
THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH STRONGER STORMS AND/OR MERGING
COLD POOLS.  WE WILL SHOW HIGHEST POPS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TO EASTERN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRENDING DOWN TO
A SLIGHT CHANCE OVERNIGHT.

WITH WEAK FLOW OVER CENTRAL NC DURING THE DAY AND NEAR MAXIMUM
INSOLATION...HIGHS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE 86-90 RANGE BASED ON A
FORECAST 12Z LOW LEVEL THICKNESS OF 1405M.  LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT ONCE
AGAIN IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 212 PM MONDAY...

THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN OVER THE CAROLINAS AND MID-ATLANTIC WED-MON
WILL BE CHARACTERIZED INITIALLY (WED) BY NW FLOW ALOFT...
TRANSITIONING (THU-MON) TO RELATIVELY LIGHT/VARIABLE FLOW ALOFT AS
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS FLATTENS AND EXTENDS
EAST TOWARD THE CAROLINAS/SOUTHEAST. PRECIP CHANCES...I.E. THE
TIMING/LOCATION/COVERAGE OF CONVECTION...WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON
THE EVOLUTION OF SMALL AMPLITUDE DISTURBANCES PROGRESSING SOUTHEAST
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST/CENTRAL MS RIVER VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND CAROLINAS ON WED...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE AND
ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WED AFTERNOON/EVENING...THOUGH UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIP CHANCES SHOULD BECOME MORE ISOLATED IN
NATURE THU-MON AS THE MAIN BELT OF WESTERLIES SHIFTS FURTHER NORTH
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND FORCING BECOMES INCREASINGLY CONFINED TO
THE PIEDMONT TROUGH/SEABREEZE...MORE TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WILL INDICATE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY
IN THE 30-40% RANGE WED...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) PERSISTING WED
NIGHT DUE TO CONTINUED NW FLOW ALOFT. ON THU-MON WILL TREND CLOSER
TOWARD CLIMATOLOGY W/REGARD TO CHANCES FOR CONVECTION (20% DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING). TEMPERATURES WILL PRIMARILY DEPEND
ON THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER WED...WITH
1000-850 MB THICKNESSES SUGGESTING NEAR-NORMAL HIGHS AND LOWS...IN
THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS (LOWER/MID 90S) WILL BE POSSIBLE THU-MON GIVEN A
RELATIVELY DECREASED POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION AND RISING HEIGHTS
(MARGINALLY) ALOFT. AT THIS TIME WILL INDICATE HIGHS NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY...IN THE LOWER 90S...WITH LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. -VINCENT

&&

.AVIATION /17Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 1210 PM MONDAY...

VFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WITH A
CHANCE OF MVFR OR IFR CIGS/VSBYS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING... HOWEVER THE CONDITIONS AT INDIVIDUAL AIRPORTS WILL HINGE
ON THE PROXIMITY OF SCATTERED STORMS. THIS MORNING'S SCATTERED TO
BROKEN CLOUDS BASED BELOW 3 THOUSAND FT AGL WERE PRODUCED BY HIGH
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGH SURFACE DEWPOINTS POOLING TO FOCUS QUICK
DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-BASED CONVECTIVE CLOUDS WITH DAYTIME HEATING.
THESE CIGS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AREALLY BUT RISE SLOWLY AND WILL
REMAIN UNIFORM VFR AT ALL FORECAST SITES. SCATTERED STORMS WILL
IMPACT FAY FIRST... ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP NEAR RWI/RDU/GSO/INT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... STEADILY
INCREASING IN NUMBER THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. BRIEF WIND GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE CELLS. STORMS SHOULD
REMAIN CIRCUMNAVIGABLE AT ALL SITES EXCEPT FAY... WHERE STORM
CLUSTERS ARE MORE LIKELY. BUT MOVEMENT OF STORMS IN CENTRAL NC WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WITH CONVECTION APT TO DRIFT TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST OR WEST STEERED BY THE MEAN LOW LEVEL FLOW AND/OR DRIVEN
BY OUTFLOWS. AFTER STORMS DECREASE IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH THIS
EVENING... RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
FACILITATE IFR FOG DEVELOPMENT AND PATCHY STRATUS AREAWIDE...
ALTHOUGH INT/GSO MAY SEE A LESSER RISK OF FOG GIVEN THE SLIGHTLY
LOWER NEAR-SURFACE MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE HIGHER CLOUDS TO LIMIT
RADIATIONAL COOLING.

LOOKING BEYOND 18Z TUESDAY... ANY ADVERSE AVAIATION CONDITIONS WILL
LIFT AND MIX OUT BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
DOMINATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK... ALTHOUGH SCATTERED STORMS
PRODUCING LOCAL BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND MVFR CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN
ANTICIPATED TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL. A DECREASE
IN DAILY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING STORMS IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AS MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE
AREA FROM THE WEST. -GIH

&&

.CLIMATE...
THROUGH JULY 29...THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT KRDU IS 83.8
DEGREES. THE WARMEST JULY ON RECORD IS 83.7 DEGREES...SET JUST
LAST YEAR. CONSIDERING EXPECTED HIGHS AND LOWS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...THIS JULY SHOULD EITHER BE THE WARMEST OR JUST
SHY OF THE WARMEST JULY ON RECORD.

AT KGSO...THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE THROUGH JULY 29 IS 81.5
DEGREES. THIS IS CURRENTLY THIRD WARMEST...A HALF DEGREE WARMER THAN
THE 81.0 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 2011...BUT WELL BELOW THE 82.6
RECORD OF 1893. CONSIDERING EXPECTED HIGHS AND LOWS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE AVERAGE JULY TEMPERATURE
WILL RANK IN THE TOP THREE.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD
SHORT TERM...SMITH
LONG TERM...VINCENT
AVIATION...HARTFIELD
CLIMATE...DJF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
252 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-311200-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
252 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE FROM THE TRIANGLE
REGION TO THE SOUTH AND EAST FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WINDS GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH A MAIN THREAT OF
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

GIH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
130 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ075-076-301830-
LEE-MOORE-
130 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MOORE AND LEE COUNTIES
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 130 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CAMERON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WHISPERING PINES...
SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...TAYLORTOWN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 3504 7946 3506 7948 3506 7955 3531 7968
      3549 7911 3542 7907 3527 7922 3521 7925
      3516 7934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 067DEG 11KT 3530 7931

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
148 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ041-042-077-301845-
HARNETT-JOHNSTON-WAKE-
148 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...JOHNSTON AND WAKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 148 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LILLINGTON...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SEMINOLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 312 AND 325.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 3524 7916 3525 7919 3529 7920 3556 7893
      3570 7846 3549 7832 3522 7914 3522 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 075DEG 13KT 3543 7881

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
227 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ028-043-301915-
EDGECOMBE-WILSON-
227 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WILSON AND EDGECOMBE
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

AT 228 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SARATOGA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING WEST AT
5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WILLBANKS...SARATOGA.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 116 AND 121.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 3571 7759 3557 7781 3559 7783 3559 7801
      3574 7810 3580 7798 3579 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 084DEG 6KT 3568 7773

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
232 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ074-075-083-084-086-301930-
ANSON-HOKE-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RICHMOND-
232 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...MOORE...
MONTGOMERY...ANSON AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 232 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CAMERON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CAMERON...VASS...
WHISPERING PINES.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 3521 8026 3515 8022 3517 8020 3515 8016
      3519 8011 3515 8007 3518 8005 3526 8010
      3549 7939 3550 7934 3547 7936 3535 7927
      3531 7920 3527 7922 3518 7912 3503 7951
      3481 7992 3481 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 062DEG 6KT 3533 7924

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
250 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ040>042-076-077-301945-
CHATHAM-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-LEE-WAKE-
250 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...JOHNSTON...WAKE...
LEE AND CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
BUIES CREEK...OR ABOUT OVER LILLINGTON...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BUIES CREEK...
LILLINGTON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 306 AND 328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 70 AND 102.

THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN EXITS 69 AND 78.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 7922 3531 7919 3535 7927 3540 7929
      3547 7936 3554 7932 3556 7920 3563 7912
      3561 7896 3581 7827 3561 7813 3541 7833
      3530 7858 3525 7862 3527 7879 3519 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 084DEG 6KT 3541 7873

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
330 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

NCZ026-027-041>043-302030-
FRANKLIN-JOHNSTON-NASH-WAKE-WILSON-
330 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS JOHNSTON...NASH...WILSON...
WAKE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 330 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SIMS...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 20
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BAILEY...MIDDLESEX...
EMIT...EMIT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 101 AND 132.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 3563 7775 3561 7799 3562 7804 3557 7807
      3548 7825 3593 7838 3598 7838 3597 7783
      3590 7781 3586 7783 3585 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 092DEG 16KT 3575 7809

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