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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 10, 2013Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 10, 2013, 3:13 PM EDT for Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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
Jun 10, 2013, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Johnston County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2013-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 855 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2013-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
855 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 10, 3:00 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:00 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
300 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST
TODAY...THEN TRACK EAST THROUGH THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION ON
THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 255 PM MONDAY...

TROUGH ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
INDIANA... CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. DEWPOINTS HAVE REMAINED
STEADY... OR NUDGED UPWARD BY A FEW DEGREES INTO THE LOW 70S. BREAKS
BEGINNING TO SHOW IN THE CLOUD COVER OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...
WHICH WILL AID IN FURTHER DESTABILIZATION ACROSS THE AREA.

CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AND IN TO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS REMAIN
FLASH FLOODING AND STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTAINING DAMAGING
WINDS... INCLUDING THE RISK FOR A TORNADO. PW VALUES ARE NEAR 2
INCHES ACROSS THE AREA... AND SOILS REMAIN SATURATED. MLCAPE VALUES
ARE NEAR 1500 J/KG ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. BULK SHEAR HAS INCREASED
TO 30 KTS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE... AND IS EXPECTED TO
FURTHER INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 35-40 KTS... SUPPORTING ORGANIZED
CELLS. WITH CLOCKWISE TURNING HODOGRAPHS... AND HELICITY BRIEFLY
REACHING ABOVE 200 M2/S2 THIS AFTERNOON... AND A FEW SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES MAY RESULT.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT... AS THE TROUGH AXIS
TRAVERSES THE AREA. LOWS WILL REMAIN WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF 70.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 255 PM MONDAY...

A MID/UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA EARLY ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
(WHICH WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING TO START THE DAY)...BUT THEY WILL
LIKELY COME TO AN END BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS SUBSIDENCE COMMENCES
BEHIND THE TROUGH AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR MOVES IN. HIGHS ARE
EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 80S...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
MID/UPPER 60S.

FOR WEDNESDAY...MODELS INDICATE A SURFACE TROUGH STAYING OVER THE
AREA...BUT WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND MAYBE SOME SUBSIDENCE FROM
THE DEPARTING MID/UPPER TROUGH (AS SEEN IN A SLIGHT CAPPING
INVERSION ON MODEL SOUNDINGS)...AM EXPECTING A MOSTLY DRY DAY.
HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED
OUT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES ARE
PROGGED TO BEGIN TO APPROACH 1430M AND WITH MORE IN THE WAY ON
SUNSHINE...A WARMER DAY IS ON TAP...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY RANGING
FROM NEAR 90 DEGREES TO THE LOW 90S (POSSIBLY A FEW MID 90S).
OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE IN THE LOW 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 255 PM MONDAY...

AS A MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...TROUGHING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SHOWING A FAIRLY POTENT
SHORTWAVE MOVING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE AND TRACKING
ACROSS THE AREA...PROPELLING A SURFACE FRONT THROUGH THE REGION
THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG HEATING ON THURSDAY (HIGHS GENERALLY
IN THE LOWER 90S...MAYBE EVEN SOME MID 90S) SHOULD LEAD TO STRONG
INSTABILITY. WITH GOOD MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND BULK SHEAR PROGGED
TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 30-40 KNOTS (HIGHEST ACROSS THE NORTH)...AM
EXPECTING SEVERE STORMS TO IMPACT THE AREA AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY IF THE CURRENT TIMING IS CORRECT WITH
IT COMING THROUGH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. BEING THIS IS
STILL DAY 4 TIME FRAME...WILL KEEP POPS IN THE HIGH CHANCE RANGE FOR
NOW (MAINLY TO ACCOUNT FOR A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN TIMING)...BUT THESE
WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE RAISED SOON.

CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY OUT AND COOL DOWN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND EARLY WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND
RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT (ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF THE MID/UPPER HIGH WILL
REMAIN WEST OF OF THE REGION) WILL LEAD TO MORE SUNSHINE AND MOSTLY
DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPS SHOULD STAY BELOW NORMAL (HIGHS IN THE LOW/MID
80S...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW 60S) FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BEFORE
MODIFYING SOME ON SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS OFFSHORE. THE
NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS TO APPROACH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT FOR
NOW WILL LEAVE MONDAY DRY AS THERE ARE STILL SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES
AMONG THE MODELS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM MONDAY...

MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS...
AND IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE AT AFFECTED SITES.
WINDS ARE 7-12 KTS FROM THE SW... WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 KTS LIKELY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT
SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING... BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR NCZ007>011-
021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089.

&&

SYNOPSIS...VINCENT
NEAR TERM...SEC
SHORT TERM...KRR
LONG TERM...KRR
AVIATION...SEC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 1:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
121 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-111730-
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-
121 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 292 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS A POTENT
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TRACK EAST ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE
TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 9:43 AM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
943 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ007-024-025-101430-
DURHAM-ORANGE-PERSON-
943 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PERSON...ORANGE AND DURHAM
COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...

AT 943 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
SOUTH OF CARR...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSBOROUGH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SCHLEY...BUSHY
FORK...ROUGEMONT...SURL...AND...ROXBORO.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 157 AND 161.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 7879 3621 7880 3605 7922 3611 7926
      3621 7926 3625 7922 3625 7916 3630 7916
      3655 7883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 230DEG 30KT 3616 7917

KRR
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 11:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1134 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ025-040-041-101630-
CHATHAM-DURHAM-WAKE-
1134 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WAKE...DURHAM AND CHATHAM
COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM EDT...

AT 1133 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DURHAM TO CARPENTER TO
MONCURE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DURHAM TO 7 MILES WEST OF
CARY TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PITTSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...GORMAN...
MORRISVILLE...RDU INTERNATIONAL...NEW HILL...CARY...FUQUAY-VARINA.

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

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3609 7881 3607 7879 3607 7868 3597 7843
      3594 7839 3593 7835 3589 7835 3564 7855
      3552 7871 3558 7891 3557 7893 3563 7916
      3586 7904 3587 7901 3594 7901 3611 7892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 259DEG 18KT 3601 7886 3582 7890
          3566 7903

KRR
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1248 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ009>011-026-027-041-101800-
FRANKLIN-HALIFAX-NASH-VANCE-WAKE-WARREN-
1248 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE
ACROSS NASH...WARREN...WAKE...VANCE...HALIFAX AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

AT 1245 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MULTIPLE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR LOUISBURG...WARRENTON AND RED OAK MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ARCOLA...AIRLIE...
LITTLETON...ROSEMARY...ROANOKE RAPIDS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 229 AND 233.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 127 AND 173.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND
BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND
RESULT IN WATER ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE
EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 7788 3648 7776 3649 7767 3640 7754
      3635 7758 3631 7756 3633 7747 3632 7743
      3614 7767 3615 7770 3612 7770 3585 7787
      3576 7817 3587 7827 3600 7854 3655 7820
      3655 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 229DEG 26KT 3620 7817

BLAES
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1257 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ022-023-039-040-101800-
ALAMANCE-CHATHAM-GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
1257 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN RANDOLPH...CHATHAM...SOUTHERN ALAMANCE AND
SOUTHEASTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

AT 1256 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE
STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLERIDGE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ASHEBORO

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HASTY...SILER CITY...
AND...STALEY...SNOW CAMP...SUTPHIN...SAXAPAHAW.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND
BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND
RESULT IN WATER ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN
AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

&&

LAT...LON 3597 7961 3596 7930 3570 7921 3551 7963
      3551 7973 3561 7984
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 229DEG 28KT 3566 7964

BLAES
Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
143 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

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

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW ROANOKE RAPIDS    36.47N  77.66W
06/10/2013                   HALIFAX            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            SINGLE TREE DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1300516

TCC
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
313 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NCZ026-027-041-042-102000-
FRANKLIN-JOHNSTON-NASH-WAKE-
313 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS JOHNSTON...NASH...WAKE AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 311 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GARNER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RALEIGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WENDELL...PILOT...
AND GARNER.

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

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 293 AND 328.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 16.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. 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.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER INDOORS...AN ENCLOSED
VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING. DEADLY LIGHTNING
STRIKES CAN OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM...PRIOR TO THE
ARRIVAL OF RAIN AND WIND.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 7806 3574 7815 3573 7819 3561 7813
      3536 7854 3541 7860 3544 7861 3552 7869
      3558 7890 3602 7854 3609 7854
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 235DEG 37KT 3574 7849

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 10:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash53 min
Jun 10, 3:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRAHAlamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more17 hr
Jun 10, 9:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson47 min
Jun 10, 11:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham, Wake56 min
Jun 10, 12:09 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash33 hr
Jun 10, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren72 min
Jun 10, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham63 min
Jun 10, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax30 min
Jun 10, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Stanly80 min
Jun 10, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson45 min
Jun 10, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth43 min
Jun 10, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly66 min
Jun 10, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake3 hr
Jun 10, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford49 min
Jun 10, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph3 hr
Jun 10, 4:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford3 hr
Jun 10, 4:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHRandolph3 hr
Jun 10, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore63 min
Jun 10, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne, Wilson60 min
Jun 10, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph54 min
Jun 10, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson54 min
Jun 10, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson29 min
Jun 10, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHarnett, Johnston, Wake44 min
Jun 10, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin67 min
Jun 10, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin47 min
Jun 10, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHJohnston, Wake3 hr
Jun 10, 6:04 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin11 min
Jun 10, 6:14 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Warren31 min
Jun 10, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash41 min
Jun 10, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax, Warren37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.