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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 7, 201312 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2013, 1:58 PM EDT for 12 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr. 25 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2013, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Moore County, NC, Person County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 2:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Tramway, NCHICKORY HOUSE ROAD AT MELWOOD LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 2:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wnw Sanford, NCSPRING LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 2:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD6 Ese Vass, NCHIGHWAY 690 NEAR MCPHERSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO ONGOING FLOODING FROM NEARBY LAKE SURF. TIME APPROXIMATED.
Jun 7, 2:50 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ne Rdu International, NCLEESVILLE ROAD CLOSED WITH THREE FEET OF WATER.
Jun 7, 2:55 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ese Morrisville, NCWESTON PARKWAY AND EVANS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 2:55 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Se Carpenter, NCHIGH HOUSE AND DAVIS DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ssw Holly Springs, NCPINEY GROVE WILBON ROAD WAS CLOSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION AT AVENT FERRY ROAD AROUND 300 PM.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Holly Springs, NCPINEY GROVE WILBON ROAD WAS CLOSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HONEYCUTT ROAD AROUND 300 PM.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Sw Holly Springs, NCAVENT FERRY ROAD NEAR BRAXTON VILLAGE WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED AROUND 300 PM.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 W Raleigh, NCLAKE BOONE TRAIL NEAR I440 REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. POLICE REROUTING TRAFFIC.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 E Rdu International A, NCTWO FEET OF WATER CLOSING ROAD IN THE 7000 BLOCK OF GLENWOOD AVENUE.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ese Cary, NCDANA DRIVE CLOSED WITH THREE FEET OF WATER.
Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.391 Nw Durham, NC24-HOUR TOTAL.
Jun 7, 3:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Wsw Cary, NCROADS IMPASSIBLE IN THE SHERWOOD GREENS SUBDIVISION.
Jun 7, 3:20 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nne Rdu International, NCROAD REPORTEDLY WASHED OUT IN THE 12300 BLOCK OF LEESVILLE ROAD. ROAD CLOSED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Jun 7, 3:27 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nne Rdu International, NCWATER RESCUE REPORTEDLY ONGOING AT FAST PARK DRIVE ALONG SYCAMORE CREEK.
Jun 7, 3:28 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.732 Nnw New Hope, NC1.73 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 28 MINUTES.
Jun 7, 3:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 N Bethesda, NCROAD CLOSED AT JUNCTION AND HOLLOWAY DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 3:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sw Durham, NCPART OF OLD CHAPEL HILL ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 7, 3:35 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Wake Forest, NCCREEK COMING OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING STADIUM DRIVE.
Jun 7, 3:38 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 E Rdu International A, NCWATER RESCUE OF A PERSON IN A VEHICLE COMPLETED AT LEESVILLE AND MILLBROOK ROADS.
Jun 7, 3:55 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 N Rdu International A, NCWATER RESCUE AND ROAD CLOSED AT GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TW ALEXANDER.
Jun 7, 3:56 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ne Rdu International, NCALL LANES CLOSED AT LEESVILLE ROAD AND WESTGATE WITH THREE FEET OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD.
Jun 7, 4:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nne Raleigh, NCCRABTREE CREEK WENT OVER ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET AS RECORDED BY THE GAUGE ON OLD WAKE FOREST ROAD.
Jun 7, 4:03 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.562 S Franklinton, NC4.56 OF RAIN TODAY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 22 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 32 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
481 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 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.

104 
WGUS52 KRAH 071758
FFWRAH
NCC037-051-063-069-077-085-093-105-125-145-181-183-072000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0007.130607T1758Z-130607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
158 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS STRETCHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT 
  FROM THE TRIANGLE SOUTH TO NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. RAINFALL OVER THIS   
  AREA THIS MORNING RANGED UP TO 3 INCHES...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS THREATENED WITH FLOODING INCLUDE CREEDMOOR...BUTNER...
  FRANKLINTON...DURHAM...WAKE FOREST...RDU INTERNATIONAL...RALEIGH...
  GARNER...FUQUAY-VARINA...CARY...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...ANGIER...
  POPE AFB...FORT BRAGG AND FAYETTEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN 
URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS STREAMS...ROADS...AND LOW LYING OR POORLY 
DRAINED AREAS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY...AND STANDING 
WATER COULD CAUSE HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS 
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MANY ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN THE 
AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3620 7839 3556 7865 3552 7871 3552 7869
      3498 7889 3509 7939 3586 7905 3587 7901
      3599 7900 3632 7885

$$

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2 follow-up statements
338 
WGUS72 KRAH 071844
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
244 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCC037-051-063-069-077-085-093-105-125-145-181-183-072000-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOKE NC-CHATHAM NC-CUMBERLAND NC-DURHAM NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-
LEE NC-MOORE NC-PERSON NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-HARNETT NC-
244 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
HARNETT...WAKE...SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHEASTERN PERSON...EAST
CENTRAL MOORE...LEE...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN...
DURHAM...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND...EASTERN CHATHAM AND NORTHERN HOKE
COUNTIES...

AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER 
RADAR ESTIMATED AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE 
PAST FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN WAKE COUNTY WHERE RDU AIRPORT 
HAS REPORTED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 100 PM.

LOCATIONS THREATENED BY FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CREEDMOOR...BUTNER...FRANKLINTON...DURHAM...WAKE FOREST...RDU 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...RALEIGH...CARY...HOLLY SPRINGS...APEX...NEW 
HILL...MORRISVILLE...AND SANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 
IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS STREAMS...ROADS...AND LOW LYING OR POORLY 
DRAINED AREAS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY...AND STANDING 
WATER WILL RESULT IN HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO 
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MANY ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN 
THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3620 7839 3556 7865 3552 7871 3552 7869
      3498 7889 3509 7939 3586 7905 3587 7901
      3599 7900 3632 7885

$$

VINCENT
228 
WGUS72 KRAH 071933
FFSRAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
333 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCC051-093-125-071934-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOKE NC-CUMBERLAND NC-MOORE NC-
333 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL
MOORE...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND NORTHERN HOKE COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR 
FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER...STANDING WATER AND A THREAT FOR HYDROPLANING DURING THE 
AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN URBAN 
AND LOW LYING AREAS.

LAT...LON 3632 7885 3620 7839 3557 7865 3552 7871
      3552 7869 3534 7876 3529 7909 3531 7919
      3535 7927 3586 7905 3587 7901 3600 7900

$$

NCC037-063-069-077-085-105-145-181-183-072000-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATHAM NC-DURHAM NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-LEE NC-PERSON NC-
VANCE NC-WAKE NC-HARNETT NC-
333 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN HARNETT...WAKE...SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHEASTERN PERSON...
LEE...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN...DURHAM AND EASTERN
CHATHAM COUNTIES...

AT 330 PM EDT...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS LARGELY BEGUN TO SHIFT 
INTO EASTERN WAKE COUNTY...PRIMARILY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF 
RALEIGH...THOUGH LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST 
ACROSS WESTERN WAKE COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM. MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS 
RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 100 PM ACROSS 
CENTRAL AND WESTERN WAKE COUNTY...AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING 
WILL PERSIST EVEN AFTER RAINFALL HAS ENDED. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED PAST 400 PM OVER PORTIONS OF 
CENTRAL AND WESTERN WAKE COUNTY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN 
EASTERN WAKE COUNTY...INCLUDING KNIGHTDALE...WENDELL...NEW HOPE... 
FALLS LAKE...AND ROLESVILLE...WHERE A SEPARATE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM.

LOCATIONS THREATENED BY FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CREEDMOOR...BUTNER...FRANKLINTON...DURHAM...WAKE FOREST...RDU 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...RALEIGH...APEX...HOLLY SPRINGS...GARNER AND 
CARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 7885 3620 7839 3557 7865 3552 7871
      3552 7869 3534 7876 3529 7909 3531 7919
      3535 7927 3586 7905 3587 7901 3600 7900

$$

VINCENT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 11:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 11:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1135 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN
OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... THEN MOVE WELL TO OUR
NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD UP THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 1135 AM FRIDAY...

UPDATE ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR NEW NHC FORECAST TRACK FOR ANDREA'S
CENTER THROUGH NC. THE SLIGHTLY MORE WESTWARD TRACK TAKES THE CENTER
ROUGHLY BETWEEN HIGHWAY 1 AND I-95 THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THIS WILL
BRING THE STRONGER WINDS ON THE RIGHT (EAST) SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION
A BIT FARTHER INLAND THAN EARLIER EXPECTED... EXTREME WINDS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED HERE. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF
20-25 MPH... AND PERIODIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30-35 MPH... PRIMARILY
ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR ARE THE HIGHEST WINDS WE'RE
EXPECTING. THIS COULD TOPPLE A COUPLE OF WEAK TREES AND/OR KNOCK
DOWN SOME BRANCHES. HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING REMAINS
THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS EVENT... AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAK/BRIEF RAPID SPINUPS EAST OF I-95. -GIH

FROM 1015 AM THIS MORNING...

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ONGOING FORECAST.

LATEST ESTIMATED POSITION OF THE CENTER OF TS ANDREA BASED ON RADAR
IMAGERY IS JUST WEST OF FLORENCE SC. THERE ARE PLENTY OF HOLES IN
THE RAIN SHIELD OVER CENTRAL NC... BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE
RAINBANDS UPSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH ANDREA AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND SOME FLOODING REMAINS EVERYWHERE... SO
WILL LEAVE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE
HEAVY RAINBAND LOCATED IN THE DEFORMATION ZONE NORTHWEST OF THE
CENTER AS THIS BAND MAY TRAIN HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY OVER PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL AND WRN PIEDMONT. THE RAP AND HIGH-RES WRF RUNS TAKE THE
MOST WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIEST RAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CENTER OUT
OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA BY 19-20Z... AND OUT OF FAR NORTH
CENTRAL NC BEFORE 00Z... LEAVING BEHIND PATCHY SHOWERS HEADING INTO
MID EVENING. HAVE ADJUSTED POPS ACCORDINGLY TO REFLECT THIS
SCENARIO... WHICH IS REASONABLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OBSERVED
RADAR TRENDS.

AS THE CIRCULATION CENTER TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD ROUGHLY ALONG THE
I-95 CORRIDOR... THE TORNADO THREAT REMAINS FOR OUR EXTREME EASTERN
EDGE OF COUNTIES EAST OF I-95 WHERE WEAK INSTABILITY (MUCAPE NEAR
500 J/KG... STRONG 0-1 KM SHEAR OF 30-35 KTS... AND 0-1 KM SRH OVER
250 M2/S2 COEXIST. THE RISK OF SHORT-LIVED RAPID SPINUPS WILL BE
GREATEST IN ANY AREAS WHERE A LITTLE SUN CAN BREAK OUT AND LEAD TO
LOCALLY ENHANCED POTENTIAL FOR STRONG BUOYANCY. TORNADO WATCH
CONTINUES IN THIS AREA UNTIL 1 PM.

HAVE NUDGED TEMPS DOWNWARD A DEGREE OR TWO... MORESO OVER THE NORTH
CENTRAL CWA WHERE RAIN AND CLOUDS SHOULD HOLD DOWN THE DIURNAL RISE
TODAY. HIGHS FROM 74 FAR NORTH CENTRAL TO NEAR 80 IN THE SOUTHEAST
AND FAR SOUTH. CERTAINLY THOUGH... TEMPS WILL SHOOT UP ON A LOCAL
BASIS IN AREAS THAT SEE ANY SUNSHINE. -GIH

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM FRIDAY...

TONIGHT...AFFECTS OF ANDREA WILL BEGIN TO ABATE EARLY IN THE
EVENING THOUGH SFC WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE BREEZY OUT OF THE W-NW.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION TO CROSS THE
PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT AS A CONVECTIVELY INDUCED VORT MAXIMUM LIFTS
NEWD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS SYSTEM SUPPORTED
CONVECTION OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF LOUISIANA. HAVE INCREASED POPS
TO SOLID CHANCE IN THE WEST THOUGH DID TREND POPS DOWN A BIT IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN. BULK SHEAR VALUES 30-35KTS SUGGEST THAT SOME OF THE
CONVECTION MAY BE ORGANIZED INTO BROKEN BANDS...SUPPORTIVE OF STRONG
GUSTY WINDS THOUGH DAMAGING WIND THREAT APPEARS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.

SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT...A MODERATELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS
COUPLED  WITH PERTURBATIONS ALOFT WILL CREATE AN UNSETTLED WEATHER
REGIME WITH SCATTERED-NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND T-STORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING HOURS. BEST INSTABILITY (MLCAPE NEAR 1000
J/KG) CENTERED OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT. BULK
SHEAR VALUES 30-35 KTS INT EH AFTERNOON SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED
CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN BUT SHEAR DECREASES LATE IN THE DAY AS JET
LIFTS TO THE NE. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. PLAN TO HIGHLIGHT
THIS IN THE HWO. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DISSIPATE BY LATE EVENING
SATURDAY WITH LOSS OF HEATING.

TEMPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON DEPENDENT UPON INSOLATION RECEIVED PRIOR TO
CONVECTION DEVELOPMENT. EXPECT TO SEE A FEW HOURS OF PARTIAL
SUNSHINE IN THE LATE MORNING-EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH
TO PROPEL TEMPS INTO THE LOW-MID 80S WITH A FEW UPPER 80S POSSIBLE
SE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM FRIDAY...

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT:
BRIEF WEAK S/W RIDING WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...
WITH A CONTINUED WARM AND MOIST LOW LEVEL AIRMASS... THINK WE CLOUD
STILL SEE AT LEAST SOME ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS ACROSS THE AREA WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND WEAK SURFACE TROUGH.
THUS... WILL GO WITH A LOW END CHANCE POP FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
(GENERALLY DIURNAL)... WITH A LOW END SVR THREAT... GIVEN DEEP LAYER
SHEAR VALUES OF 20 KTS OR LESS. MORE OF A CONCERN WOULD BE ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND STORMS... GIVEN
THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY... AND
AGAIN ON SATURDAY (ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST). GIVEN THE RATHER
MOIST LOW LEVEL AIRMASS AND SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW... EXPECT WE
MAY SEE HIGH TEMPS TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90... DESPITE
LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES IN THE 1410 TO 1415 METER RANGE. LOWS
SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY:
NEXT SIGNIFICANT S/W ENERGY/CLOSED LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL/NORTH CENTRAL U.S. BY
SUNDAY... THEN EASTWARD AND AFFECT OUR WEATHER BY EARLY TO MID NEXT
WEEK... WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO AND
POSSIBLY ACROSS OUR AREA BY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE AND
LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A GOOD CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER... MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS STILL DIFFER WITH REGARD TO THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF
THE MID LEVEL S/W/LOW. TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW 00Z ECMWF...
IT HAS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE 00Z GFS (WHICH HAS SHOWN
DECENT CONTINUITY WITH ITS LAST SEVERAL RUNS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN).
HOWEVER... THE ECMWF STILL APPEARS TO TRACK THE MID LEVEL LOW
FURTHER SOUTH... BUT NOW IS MORE PROGRESSIVE LIKE THE GFS. THIS
SHOULD YIELD DECREASING POPS WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE COLD
FRONT/TROUGH PUSHES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA... WITH DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. WITH A MID LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING ACROSS THE PLAINS MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK... AND NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR AREA... WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON POSSIBLE
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS AND TRACKING
AROUND THE RIDGE AND ACROSS OUR AREA IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF AREA DEPICTING ONE SUCH DISTURBANCE FOR LATE
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL KEEP POPS AT SLIGHT
CHANCE GIVEN THE LOW PREDICTABILITY OF THESE FEATURES THIS FAR OUT
IN THE FORECAST. EXPECT HIGH TEMPS SHOULD GENERALLY BE NEAR NORMAL
FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE... IN THE 80S... WITH LOW SIMILAR... IN THE
60S... TO NEAR 70.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 745 AM FRIDAY...

AVIATION CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SUB VFR THIS MORNING AS TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA LIFTS NE OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SC THIS
MORNING...AND NC THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 16Z WITH THE BULK OF THE
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PIEDMONT AND COASTAL
PLAIN.

AS ANDREA BEGINS TO LIFT NE OVER THE SC COASTAL PLAIN...WINDS IN THE
NC COASTAL PLAIN WILL BECOME SLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15KTS WITH
GUSTS 25KTS WHILE WINDS IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT WILL BE NNW AT
10KTS. IN BETWEEN (ALONG THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR)...WINDS WILL BE
VARIABLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 15-20KTS. AFTER MID AFTERNOON
WITH ANDREA LIFTING NE OVER THE NC COASTAL PLAIN...SFC WINDS WILL
REMAIN SLY EAST OF I-95 BUT BECOME WLY IN THE PIEDMONT. WINDS IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN SHOULD BECOME WLY BY SUNSET.

AVIATION CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FROM THE SW THIS AFTERNOON
WITH CEILINGS LIFTING INTO THE HIGH END MVFR RANGE AND RAIN TAPERING
OFF FROM THE SW. EXPECT CLOUD BASES TO BE IN THE VFR RANGE AFTER 3-5
PM MOST LOCATIONS.

AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND T-STORMS MAY AFFECT THE TRIAD TERMINALS LATE
TONIGHT (BETWEEN MIDNIGHT-4 AM SATURDAY) AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE LIFTS NE ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE AREAS OF LOW
STRATUS AND/OR FOG MAY DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY ACROSS THE
REGION.

A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND T-STORMS MAY AFFECT CENTRAL NC SATURDAY AS A
WEAK MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES THE REGION. THESE SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL CAUSE BRIEF INSTANCES OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS SATURDAY WITH CLOUD BASES IN THE 4000-6000FT
RANGE. SLIGHTLY BETTER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MORNING STRATUS/FOG EACH DAY.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD
SHORT TERM...WSS
LONG TERM...BSD
AVIATION...WSS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 1:13 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
113 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCZ007>009-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-081000-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-
DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
113 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL
AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE PROBABLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ010-026-041-077-085-086-088-089-081000-
WARREN-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
113 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL
AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE PROBABLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION... WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SINCE THE TOP SOIL IS
SATURATED...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE A FEW SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-081000-
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-
113 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL
AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE PROBABLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION... WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SINCE THE TOP SOIL IS
SATURATED...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE A FEW SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 11:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1114 AM EDT FRI JUN 07 2013

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

1102 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE WILSON            35.71N  77.92W
06/07/2013                   WILSON             NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO FEET OF WATER COVERING US HWY 301 NEAR BALDREE
            RD...WHICH HAS CAUSED THE ROAD TO BE CLOSED. AN ADJACENT
            CREEK IS OVERFLOWING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1300450

BLS
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 11:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1119 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCZ011-027-028-043-071600-
EDGECOMBE-HALIFAX-NASH-WILSON-
1119 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE
ACROSS NASH...WILSON...HALIFAX AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH NOON
EDT...

AT 1116 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF ROANOKE RAPIDS TO 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE...ROSEMARY...SOUTH
WELDON...WELDON...CONETOE...TILLERY...AND SCOTLAND NECK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 145 AND 173.

HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EDGECOMBE...
NASH...AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
PLAIN UNTIL 1 PM.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7731 3600 7740 3591 7734 3582 7735
      3580 7747 3559 7780 3649 7791 3652 7790
      3648 7776 3649 7764 3645 7762 3641 7754
      3637 7754 3635 7758 3632 7757 3633 7744
      3624 7737 3622 7738 3616 7727 3610 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 271DEG 31KT 3640 7780 3571 7771

VAO/DJF
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 11:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1153 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCZ011-027-028-071630-
EDGECOMBE-HALIFAX-NASH-
1153 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE
ACROSS PARTS OF NASH...HALIFAX AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230
PM EDT...

AT 1149 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROANOKE
RAPIDS TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TARBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS IN THE LINE WERE MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE WELDON...TARBORO...
SCOTLAND NECK...AND HOBGOOD.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...AN INCH OR TWO IN AN HOUR OR LESS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 160 AND 173.

HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EDGECOMBE AND
NASH COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM... AND FOR PARTS OF HALIFAX COUNTY UNTIL
115 PM. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN UNTIL 100 PM.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7731 3600 7740 3591 7734 3583 7736
      3584 7777 3648 7776 3649 7764 3645 7762
      3641 7754 3637 7754 3635 7758 3632 7757
      3633 7744 3624 7737 3622 7738 3616 7727
      3610 7722
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 271DEG 19KT 3643 7765 3586 7763

VAO/DJF
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:16 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
116 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCZ075>077-085-086-088-071815-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MOORE-SCOTLAND-
116 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE
ACROSS PARTS OF HARNETT...SCOTLAND...MOORE...LEE...CUMBERLAND AND
HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 113 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM PINEHURST TO 7 MILES EAST OF LAURINBURG. THE
SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AN OBSERVATION IN LAURINBURG AT
104 PM NOTED A WIND GUST OF 41 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE...BOWMORE...SILVER
CITY...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...POPE AFB...SPRING LAKE...AND
FAYETTEVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING...A QUICK INCH OR TWO IN AN HOUR
OR LESS.

THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN EXITS 69 AND 76.

HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING.

WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT
OUTDOORS. DUE TO THE WET GROUND...AN ISOLATED TREE OR TWO MAY ALSO
BE KNOCKED DOWN. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3469 7954 3501 7954 3504 7946 3507 7958
      3551 7955 3552 7936 3555 7930 3553 7928
      3556 7920 3563 7912 3553 7897 3556 7886
      3484 7878 3483 7890 3488 7893 3495 7904
      3483 7919 3483 7934 3477 7933 3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 270DEG 24KT 3517 7942 3478 7931

DJF
Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:50 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
150 PM EDT FRI JUN 07 2013

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

0125 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE SANFORD           35.48N  79.16W
06/07/2013                   LEE                NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN SANFORD

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1300451

DJF
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NCZ042-076-077-088-089-071900-
CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-JOHNSTON-LEE-SAMPSON-
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF SAMPSON...HARNETT...JOHNSTON...LEE
AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 153 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SEMINOLE TO HOPE
MILLS. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
ARE LIKELY WITH THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. IN SOME
LOCATIONS...THERE WILL BE A RAPID CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION FROM
SOUTHEAST TO GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS INCLUDE...ANDERSON CREEK...
FAYETTEVILLE...LILLINGTON...VANDER...ANGIER...AND ERWIN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 41 AND 95.

DUE TO THE WET GROUND...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND BLOWING AROUND
LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3488 7893 3495 7903 3503 7908 3552 7909
      3554 7877 3552 7871 3554 7868 3557 7829
      3486 7830 3484 7892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 254DEG 18KT 3544 7895 3493 7897

DJF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 1:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Wayne80 min
Jun 7, 2:26 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Sampson, Wayne6 hr
Jun 7, 3:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and 3 more5 hr
Jun 7, 5:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland51 min
Jun 7, 6:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHFranklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake111 min
Jun 7, 8:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Warren103 min
Jun 7, 9:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and 3 more3 hr
Jun 7, 9:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne57 min
Jun 7, 9:34 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHWayne86 min
Jun 7, 9:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston47 hr
Jun 7, 9:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston5 days
Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne43 min
Jun 7, 10:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Wayne, Wilson42 min
Jun 7, 10:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson108 min
Jun 7, 11:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax41 min
Jun 7, 11:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHHalifax110 min
Jun 7, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax37 min
Jun 7, 12:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 2 more2 hr
Jun 7, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Scotland59 min
Jun 7, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Franklin, Granville and 10 more3 hr
Jun 7, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson64 min
Jun 7, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne, Wilson52 min
Jun 7, 3:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHFranklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne and 1 more3 hr
Jun 7, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Wake59 min
Jun 7, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHDurham, Granville, Halifax, Person, Vance, Wake and 1 more3 hr
Jun 7, 5:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHCumberland4 days
Jun 7, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph38 min
Jun 7, 6:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHFranklin111 min
Jun 7, 7:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHHalifax, Vance, Warren116 min
Jun 7, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRichmond44 min
Jun 7, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery49 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.