Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1045 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC TRACK SLOWLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1045 AM MONDAY...

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC OVER THE OHIO/TN VALLEY WILL
MOVE VERY SLOWLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY
TONIGHT...WHERE IT WILL COME TO AN HALT AND GRADUALLY GET SHEARED
APART ON TUESDAY AS IT REMAINS CUT-OFF FROM THE WESTERLIES OFF TO
THE NORTH.

CENTRAL NC WILL LIE WITHIN THE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY
MOIST AIRMASS BETWEEN THE RESIDUAL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF ISAAC TO
OUR WEST AND ANTICYCLONE TO OUR EAST. SMALL AMPLITUDE VORT
DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL EJECT
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...DOWNSTREAM ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
INTO MID-ATLANTIC STATES. SATELLITE AND MOSAIC RADAR ALREADY SHOWS
ONE SUCH FEATURE AND AREA OF UPPER-LEVEL FORCING IN THE FORM OF
SHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER HAVING ALREADY MOVED EAST OF
ASHEVILLE. THE LATEST CONVECTION ALLOWING MODELS...WHICH DID AN
OUTSTANDING JOB WITH YESTERDAYS CONVECTION....ARE FAIRLY UNANIMOUS
IN PROGRESSING THIS LINE OF CONVECTION INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF
CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 21-00Z...BEFORE DISSIPATING WITH
LOSS OF HEATING AND AS BETTER UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT LIFTS OFF TO THE
NORTH/NORTHEAST. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS...RAIN CHANCES
WILL NOT BE AS HIGH...LIMITED TO LOW-LEVEL FORCING VIA MESOSCALE
BOUNDARIES SUCH AS DIFFERENTIAL HEATING...OUTFLOW OR SEABREEZE.
WILL STAY WITH CURRENT POP CONFIGURATION WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE WEST
WITH CHANCE POPS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS. RAIN CHANCES WILL
DROP OFF AFTER SUNSET...BUT THE CLOSER PROXIMITY OUT WEST TO THE
WEAKENING REMNANTS OF ISAAC AND CONTINUED SMALL SCALE PERTURBATIONS
WILL SUPPORT CHANCE POPS IN THE WEST TO ISOLATED CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

TEMPERATURES...SLOW LIFTING AND BURN-OFF OF MORNING FOG AND STRATUS
WILL DELAY HEATING A BIT...BUT STILL EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING ALONG
THE SOUTHERN EDGES OF LOW CLOUD DECK ESPECIALLY FROM THE TRIANGLE
EASTWARD. COULD BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT ACROSS THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT...WHERE THE APPROACHING AREA OF SHOWERS/STORMS MAY YIELD
LITTLE TO NO SIGNIFICANT AFTERNOON SUN. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
TRIAD COULD FIND IT HARD PRESSED TO REACH THE LOWER 80S...WHILE
AREAS TO THE EAST SHOULD WARM UP WELL INTO THE UPPER 80S.
 ANTICIPATE LOWS IN THE LOWER/MID 70S (72-75F) TONIGHT GIVEN AN
EXPECTED LIGHT SOUTHERLY BREEZE AND INCREASED CLOUD COVER...THOUGH
ANY CONVECTION DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT PERIOD COULD RESULT IN
SLIGHTLY COOLER LOWS...IN THE 70-73F RANGE.

SEVERE THREAT...ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS UNLIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON GIVEN MARGINAL INSTABILITY/DCAPE TEMPERED BY CLOUD COVER
AND WEAK MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT
CANNOT BE RULED OUT WHERE MESOSCALE PROCESSES LOCALLY ENHANCE
LOW/MID LEVEL SHEAR AND ASCENT. THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...PRIMARILY IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT
WHERE A SLOW MOVING NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED LINE OF CONVECTION COULD
PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFT/EVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...

THE FOCUS OF THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTS
TO THE PIEDMONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THEN EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS IS FORECAST TO BE IN PLACE EARLY
TUESDAY. WE SHOULD START THE DAY WITH AREAS OF LOW STRATUS AND TO A
LESSER EXTENT FOG. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRATUS TO BE HIGHEST BETWEEN 10Z-14Z BEFORE BURNING OFF... WITH
PATCHY FOG AS WELL. DENSE FOG PARAMETERS ARE NOT AS FAVORABLE AS LOW
STRATUS GIVEN THE FORECAST OF A VERY MOIST COLUMN THROUGH 5-10K
FEET.

THE OTHER CONCERNS FOR TUESDAY WILL BE THE CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN
PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. IT DOES APPEAR THAT WE MAY GET A BIT OF A BREAK
IN THE CONVECTION TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST AS THE MODELS
SUGGEST THAT THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL TRACK WELL TO OUR NE DURING
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION IS STILL
EXPECTED AS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NC ARE FORECAST TO BE UNDER A
WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGING EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA WESTWARD
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH SHOULD COMBINE WITH
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING OF A VERY MOIST AND INCREASING UNSTABLE
BOUNDARY LAYER TO INITIATE AT LEAST SCATTERED SLOW MOVING CONVECTION
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE OFF INTO THE PIEDMONT
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON... AND ACCORDING TO SOME HI-RES MODELS...
EVEN INTO THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN BY EVENING. EASTERN AREAS
SHOULD SEE ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS UNDER MORE OF AN INFLUENCE
IN THE UPPER RIDGING FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC THROUGH VERY LATE DAY.
HIGHS SHOULD SHOW A TYPICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR EARLY SEP
WITH READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S NORTHWEST... RANGING TO AROUND
90 FROM THE SANDHILLS THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN. WE WILL CARRY
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH 30-40 POP NW AND 20 POP SE. AFTER THE
EVENING SCATTERED STORMS DIMINISH... TUESDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN BE
WARM AND VERY HUMID WITH MORE IN THE WAY OF LOW STRATUS THAN GROUND
FOG (PER THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS DEPICTING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VERY
MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER... WITH LITTLE DRY AIR ALOFT. EXPECT SKIES TO
BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS 70-74.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

YET ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WEAK MID-UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH OUR WAY
FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH MOISTURE POOLING ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH AND
HEATING TO PRODUCE THE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH
QPF ON THE ORDER OF A HALF INCH WITH LOCALLY 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS
SHOULD LEAD TO CONTINUED MINOR FLOODING THREATS ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AREAS. HIGHS SHOULD REACH 85-90 BEFORE THE CONVECTION OVERTURNS THE
BOUNDARY LAYER. WE WILL CARRY GOOD CHANCE POP WED PM... LOWERING POP
TO SLIGHT CHANCE BY LATE EVENING. LOW STRATUS IS AGAIN A GOOD BET
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOWS 67-72.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM MONDAY...

CONTINUED UNSETTLED... VERY WARM AND HUMID THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUES.

IT APPEARS THAT THE MID-UPPER TROUGH WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY WITH
A RELOADING OF THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ONE
LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO OUR REGION THURSDAY...
THEN STALL. WE WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
GOING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. THE LEAD FRONT APPEARS TO WASH OUT OVER EASTERN NC FRIDAY.
THUS... THE HIGHEST POP SHOULD BE IN THE EAST FRIDAY. THE APPROACH
OF THE NEXT UPPER SUPPORT APPEARS STRONG AND SHOULD BRING A GOOD
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BACK TO THE WESTERN AREAS SATURDAY... AND
POSSIBLY IN ALL AREAS SUNDAY. LOWS INTO SUNDAY SHOULD BE IN THE
LOWER 70S EXCEPT SOME UPPER 60S NW. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE
NORMAL... MAINLY MID TO UPPER 80S NW AND AROUND 90 IN THE SANDHILLS
AND EAST. COOLER DRIER AIR SHOULD ARRIVE SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK IF
THE LATEST MODELS PROJECTIONS OF FAIRLY DEEP TROUGH/CUT OFF H5 LOW
MATERIALIZE OVER THE OH VALLEY EAST ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
MON-WED.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 715 AM MONDAY...

24-HR TAF PERIOD:
AREAS OF SUB-VFR CEILINGS AND FOG ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT/SCATTER OUT
BETWEEN 12-15Z THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY AT THE FAY/RWI/RDU TAF
SITES. EXPECT PERIODIC SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS
FROM THE WEST...THOUGH THE BEST CHANCE IS EXPECTED AT THE INT/GSO
TERMINALS. SEE THE NEAR TERM DISCUSSION FOR MORE DETAIL.
SHOWERS/STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AT THE
INT/GSO TERMINALS. IFR/LIFR CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN
EARLY TUE MORNING (06-12Z TUE).

LOOKING AHEAD:
A RELATIVELY PERSISTENT PATTERN OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS (PRIMARILY AFTERNOON/EVENING) IS EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE FOR FOG OR IFR/LIFR CEILINGS DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...PRIMARILY BETWEEN 06-13Z. -VINCENT

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...CBL/VINCENT
NEAR TERM....CBL/VINCENT
SHORT TERM...BADGETT
LONG TERM...BADGETT
AVIATION...VINCENT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
534 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

NCZ021>023-038-039-073-074-083-084-040945-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
RICHMOND-
534 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE REMNANTS
OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC SLOWLY APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE
WEST. LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.

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

LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE ISAAC WEAKEN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-085-086-088-089-040945-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
534 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC
SLOWLY APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY IN
URBAN AREAS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A PRIMARY THREAT
OF DAMAGING WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

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

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC
WEAKEN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

VINCENT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
100 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

NCZ021-022-038-039-031830-
DAVIDSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
100 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...
FORSYTH AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 1259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELEWS CREEK TO NEW
HOPE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELEWS CREEK TO 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
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.

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 3614 8044 3626 8045 3625 7954 3552 7956
      3550 8018 3558 8021 3568 8034 3571 8033
      3573 8045 3579 8048 3584 8049 3585 8039
      3589 8042 3589 8037 3596 8038 3599 8043
      3602 8042 3606 8047 3604 8050 3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 273DEG 15KT 3622 8007 3551 8000

KRR

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
106 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

NCZ073-074-083-084-031830-
ANSON-MONTGOMERY-RICHMOND-STANLY-
106 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS STANLY...RICHMOND...
MONTGOMERY AND ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 106 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ALBEMARLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ALBEMARLE...NEW LONDON...BADIN...
BADIN LAKE...ELDORADO.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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 3550 8030 3551 8019 3551 7977 3543 7974
      3480 7991 3481 8032 3519 8029 3516 8035
      3517 8038 3516 8039 3516 8046 3518 8050
      3520 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 219DEG 7KT 3535 8020

23

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
235 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

NCZ073>075-083-084-032000-
ANSON-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-RICHMOND-STANLY-
235 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS STANLY...RICHMOND...MOORE...
MONTGOMERY AND ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 235 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF ELDORADO TO
MORVEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF TROY TO 10
MILES SOUTH OF WADESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MORVEN...TROY...
MCFARLAN...MCFARLAN...PEKIN...COVINGTON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
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.

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 3520 8051 3551 8029 3551 7945 3517 7948
      3504 7946 3499 7958 3491 7956 3485 7963
      3482 7963 3480 7972 3481 8033 3519 8029
      3516 8035 3516 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 269DEG 6KT 3548 7993 3482 8006

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
238 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

NCZ021>023-038>040-032015-
ALAMANCE-CHATHAM-DAVIDSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
238 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...
FORSYTH...DAVIDSON...CHATHAM AND ALAMANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM
EDT...

AT 238 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE TOWNSEND TO MARTHA...
OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REIDSVILLE TO 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHEBORO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...LAKE TOWNSEND...
PLEASANT GARDEN...RANDLEMAN...ULAH...ASHEBORO...MONTICELLO...AND...
CLIMAX.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 219.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 83 AND 131.

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 3614 8044 3626 8046 3625 7940 3552 7941
      3550 8019 3558 8021 3568 8034 3571 8033
      3573 8045 3579 8048 3584 8049 3585 8039
      3589 8042 3589 8037 3596 8038 3599 8043
      3602 8042 3606 8047 3604 8050 3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 269DEG 3KT 3623 7979 3560 7994

ELLIS