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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2012, 6:35 PM EDT for Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
- Aug 15, 2012, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Wilson County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Aug 15, 6:10 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 6:10 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 243 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073-074-083-161845- PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY- ANSON- 243 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-161845- GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE- CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-RICHMOND- SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 243 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 580 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH AND GREATER. WHEN STORMS THREATEN... REMEMBER THESE SAFETY GUIDELINES: IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOU OR A WARNING IS ISSUED... SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING... AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING... FIND A STRONG SHELTER TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. SEVERE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE AS TORNADOES. WHEN SEVERE WINDS STRIKE... TAKE COVER IN AN INTERIOR BATHROOM... CLOSET... OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. REMEMBER THAT EVERY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCES DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THREATS POSED BY THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 20 MILES AWAY FROM A STORM. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING... SEEK MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN RESULT IN CARDIAC ARREST... AND QUICK RESPONSE IS VITAL. WHEN THUNDER ROARS... GO INDOORS. MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH. YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER ON A WEB ENABLED CELL PHONE OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICE BY VISITING HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
457 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
NCZ026-027-041-042-152145-
FRANKLIN-JOHNSTON-NASH-WAKE-
457 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS JOHNSTON...NASH...WAKE AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 456 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROLESVILLE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RALEIGH...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... WAKE FOREST...
ROLESVILLE... PILOT... BUNN... AND SPRING HOPE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN EXITS 14 AND 26... INTERSTATE
440 BETWEEN EXITS 10 AND 14... AND HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 419 AND
429.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3601 7807 3574 7816 3573 7819 3572 7817
3568 7818 3579 7864 3602 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 273DEG 26KT 3590 7849
GIHSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
459 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
NCZ038-039-152200-
DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
459 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH AND DAVIDSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 459 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GORDONTOWN...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GORDONTOWN...
DENTON...ULAH...AND...ASHEBORO...SEAGROVE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 8016 3587 7954 3551 7956 3550 8015
3553 8021 3558 8021 3569 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 287DEG 24KT 3573 8017
22Special weather statement, Aug 15, 5:46 PM EDT, 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance, Warren | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 24 min |
| Aug 14, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 81 min |
| Aug 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 79 min |
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