Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 2:44 PM EST for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 6:59 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
573 WWUS72 KRAH 201944 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 244 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM SHOULD BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES SHOULD IMPACT CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE BRIEF...VERY GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...LONG-DURATION FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 40 MPH COULD OCCUR FRIDAY MAINLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WHILE REMAINING GUSTY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY... WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ANY ADVISORY CRITERIA BY AROUND SUNSET. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-211000- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 244 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. LOOSE OR DEAD TREE LIMBS IN PARTICULAR SHOULD BE SHAKEN FREE AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE WIND. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN THEIR COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE MINDFUL IF OUTDOORS AND NEAR TREES. && $$ DJF
3 follow-up statements
604 WWUS72 KRAH 210903 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 403 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE IT SHOULD REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220000- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 403 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE MINDFUL IF OUTDOORS AND NEAR TREES. && $$
584 WWUS72 KRAH 211537 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1036 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE IT SHOULD REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND SUNSET. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220000- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1036 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND AND SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE MINDFUL IF OUTDOORS AND NEAR TREES. && $$ BLAES
710 WWUS72 KRAH 212359 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 659 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220100- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 659 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING WITH SUNSET AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$ 77
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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.