Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 17, 2013, 3:56 AM EST for 20 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 17, 2013, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2013, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2013, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2013, 2:22 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Alamance County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 6:38 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Stokesdale, NC | SPOTTER REPORTS CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN STOKESDALE WITH LIGHT COATING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Jan 17, 6:43 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 5 N Roxboro, NC | CHANGEOVER TO SNOW REPORTED IN NORTHERN PERSON COUNTY. |
| Jan 17, 6:56 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Colfax, NC | GUILFORD EM REPORTS CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN COLFAX AND NORTH HIGH POINT |
| Jan 17, 6:57 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 W Piedmont Triad Airp, NC | CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW 4 W OF PTI AIRPORT |
| Jan 17, 7:01 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 5 Se Lexington, NC | SILVER VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS CHANGE OVER TO SNOW |
| Jan 17, 7:04 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 2 W Greensboro, NC | CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ON WEST SIDE OF GREENSBORO. |
| Jan 17, 7:17 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Efland, NC | CHANGE OVER TO SNOW REPORTED IN EFFLAND |
| Jan 17, 7:17 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 N Greensboro, NC | SPOTTER REPORTS 0.5 INCHES ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Jan 17, 7:28 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Greensboro, NC | EM REPORTS SECONDARY ROADS IN GUILFORD COUNTY BECOMING COVERED WITH SNOW AND SLIPPERY. MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED. |
| Jan 17, 7:32 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 S Oxford, NC | CHANGE OVER REPORTED SOUTH OF OXFORD. |
| Jan 17, 7:37 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Kernersville, NC | 1 INCH OF SNOW REPORTED IN KERNERSVILLE WITH THUNDERSNOW |
| Jan 17, 7:52 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Graham, NC | CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN GRAHAM |
| Jan 17, 8:07 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Greensboro, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT E. MARKET AND HWY 29 IN GREENSBORO |
| Jan 17, 8:18 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Chapel Hill, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED HEAVY SLEET AND FULL CHANG OVER TO SNOW ON THE ORANGE AND DURHAM COUNTY LINE. |
| Jan 17, 8:25 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 W Greensboro, NC | INCH OF SNOW REPORTED IN GREENSBORO |
| Jan 17, 8:41 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 2 S Raleigh, NC | EM REPORTED CHANGE OVER TO SLEET SNOW MIX SOUTH OF RALEIGH NEAR GARNER |
| Jan 17, 8:45 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 Nw Raleigh, NC | CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND LIGHT ACCUMULATION IN NORTH RALEIGH |
| Jan 17, 8:56 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | ALL SNOW REPORTED AT RDU AIRPORT |
| Jan 17, 8:56 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 N Saxapahaw, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED A HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND...AND BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF BREVARD ROAD AND SWEPSONVILLE-SAXAPAHAW ROAD. |
| Jan 17, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Troy, NC | SNOW REPORTED IN TROY |
| Jan 17, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AT THE NWS OFFICE IN RALEIGH ON NCSU CENTENNIAL CAMPUS AT APPROXIMATELY 910 PM. |
| Jan 17, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 1.9 | 3 Se Mcleansville, NC | SPOTTER MEASURED 1.9 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN SEDALIA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 85 AND HIGHWAY 70...MOST OF WHICH FELL IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WAS ALSO OBSERVED. |
| Jan 17, 9:20 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 1 E Apex, NC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW IN APEX AT APPROXIMATELY 910 PM...WITH A DUSTING ON VEHICLES AND ELEVATED SURFACES AS OF 920 PM. |
| Jan 17, 9:34 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 W Greensboro, NC | 2 INCHES SNOW REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Jan 17, 9:40 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Se Lexington, NC | ESTIMATED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT SILVER VALLY FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Jan 17, 9:40 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | Greensboro, NC | 3.3 INCHES REPORTED AT UNC GREENSBORO |
| Jan 17, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 N Roxboro, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED 4.5 INCHES OF MEASURED SNOW IN NORTHERN PERSON COUNTY |
| Jan 17, 9:55 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | RDU AIRPORT OBSERVER MEASURED 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AT 955 PM. 0.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BETWEEN 855 PM AND 955 PM. |
| Jan 17, 10:13 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 3 E Walkertown, NC | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 MILES EAST OF WALKERTOWN NEAR KERNERSVILLE. |
| Jan 17, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Wnw Greensboro, NC | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY... AFTER NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THUNDERSNOW DURING THE EVENING. |
| Jan 17, 10:26 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 7 Ne Roxboro, NC | 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN TRIPLE SPRINGS |
| Jan 17, 10:39 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 W Greensboro, NC | 3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED |
| Jan 17, 10:44 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 7 Wsw Purnell, NC | 1.5 INCHES MEASURED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CREEDMOOR AND HWY 98 |
| Jan 17, 10:50 PM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | 0.6 INCHES MEASURED AT THE RDU AIRPORT |
| Jan 17, 11:15 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Efland, NC | 3 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR EFLAND. |
| Jan 17, 11:20 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Seven Lakes, NC | CHANGE OVER TO SNOW REPORTED IN SEVEN LAKES... TRACE. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | 1 N Chapel Hill, NC | 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ALLARD ROAD AND LYONS ROAD IN CHAPEL HILL. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Halifax, NC | SEVERAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Louisburg, NC | 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AROUND LOUISBURG. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | High Point, NC | 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN HIGH POINT. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Henderson, NC | 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN HENDERSON. |
| Jan 17, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Warrenton, NC | 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AROUND WARRENTON. |
| Jan 17, 11:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nnw Archdale, NC | 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT WGHP FOX8. |
| Jan 17, 11:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Ene Jamestown, NC | 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT WGHP. |
| Jan 17, 11:58 PM EST | SNOW 0.7 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | 0.7 INCHES MEASURED AT THE RDU AIRPORT. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | 0.1 INCHES AT THE RALEIGH NWS OFFICE. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.2 | Seven Lakes, NC | 0.1 TO 0.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN THE SEVEN LAKES AREA. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Cary, NC | 0.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES IN CARY. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1.0 INCH OF SNOW REPORTED IN ROANOKE RAPIDS. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Elon College, NC | AROUND 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT ELON COLLEGE. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Piedmont Triad Airport, NC | 3.0 INCHES AT PTI AIRPORT. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.1 | High Point, NC | 3.1 INCHES REPORTED IN HIGH POINT. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Ese Bethel Hill, NC | 5.0 INCHES NEAR TRIPLE SPRINGS. |
| Jan 18, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Sw Holly Springs, NC | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN HOLLY SPRINGS |
| Jan 18, 12:55 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | 0.8 INCHES MEASURED AT RDU AIRPORT. |
| Jan 18, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | Sanford, NC | TRACE OF SNOW IN SANFORD. |
| Jan 18, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | 0.8 INCHES MEASURED AT THE RDU AIRPORT. |
| Jan 18, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Gibsonville, NC | |
| Jan 18, 1:30 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Nashville, NC | SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM AROUND A TRACE TO HALF AND INCH ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NASH COUNTY TO AROUND 1 INCH ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Jan 18, 2:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Archdale, NC | 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN ARCHDALE AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY. ROAD WERE REPORTED TO BE SNOW COVERED IN AN AROUND ARCHDALE... WITH SEVERAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
724 WWUS42 KRAH 170856 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 356 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...A RAPID CHANGE TO WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE QUICKLY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW AND COLD AIR MOVE OVERHEAD. NCZ007>011-021>026-038>041-073-172100- /O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.WS.W.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...ALBEMARLE 356 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...A LARGE PART OF THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN INCLUDING THE TRIAD...THE TRIANGLE AND ROCKY MOUNT * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW THIS EVENING. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR WEST-TO-EAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * TIMING...THE CHANGEOVER IS EXPECTED IN THE TRIAD REGION EARLY THIS EVENING...REACHING THE TRIANGLE AREA BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEST TO EAST AFTER 1 AM...ENDING IN THE EAST BY 4 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO AN ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES. DUE TO THE WARM PAVEMENT AND THE RAIN EXPECTED PRIOR TO CHANGEOVER...MOST ROADS WILL INITIALLY REMAIN WET BUT MAY BECOME VERY SLUSHY...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES OCCUR. TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL LEAD TO ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS....ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE TRIANGLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S TO THE LOWER 50S TODAY WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING...AND TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ027-074>076-172100- /O.NEW.KRAH.WS.W.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ NASH-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NASHVILLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES... SANFORD 356 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SECTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...A LARGE PART OF THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN INCLUDING THE TRIAD...THE TRIANGLE AND ROCKY MOUNT * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW THIS EVENING. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR WEST-TO-EAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * TIMING...THE CHANGEOVER IS EXPECTED IN THE TRIAD REGION EARLY THIS EVENING...REACHING THE TRIANGLE AREA BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEST TO EAST AFTER 1 AM...ENDING IN THE EAST BY 4 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO AN ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES. DUE TO THE WARM PAVEMENT AND THE RAIN EXPECTED PRIOR TO CHANGEOVER...MOST ROADS WILL INITIALLY REMAIN WET BUT MAY BECOME VERY SLUSHY...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES OCCUR. TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL LEAD TO ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS....ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE TRIANGLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S TO THE LOWER 50S TODAY WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING...AND TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ028-042-043-077-078-083-084-172100- /O.NEW.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON... LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM 356 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND COASTAL PLAIN * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVY WET SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ONE TO TWO INCHES...MAINLY ION GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM...AND IN THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO AN ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES. DUE TO THE WARM PAVEMENT AND THE RAIN EXPECTED PRIOR TO CHANGEOVER...MOST ROADS WILL INITIALLY REMAIN WET BUT MAY BECOME VERY SLUSHY...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES OCCUR. TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL LEAD TO ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S TO THE LOWER 50S TODAY WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING...AND TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
221 WWUS42 KRAH 172041 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 341 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...A RAPID CHANGE TO WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE QUICKLY TO SNOW THIS EVENING... AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. NCZ007>011-021>027-038>041-073>076-180900- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY- MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH... ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD 341 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...IMPACTED AREAS INCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN... INCLUDING THE TRIAD...THE TRIANGLE AND ROANOKE RAPIDS. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. A LITTLE MIXED SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE AT ONSET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...THE CHANGEOVER IS EXPECTED IN THE TRIAD REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING... REACHING THE TRIANGLE AREA BY MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEST TO EAST AFTER 1 AM... ENDING IN THE EAST BY 4 AM. MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 7 PM AND 1 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE... ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES AS WELL AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE WARM AND WET PAVEMENT WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATION INITIALLY... BUT AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE... ROADS WILL BEGIN TO GET SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE TRIANGLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL GUST PERIODICALLY TO AROUND 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 30S THROUGH EARLY TO MID EVENING... AND TO THE 26 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE 30S ON FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. YOUNG OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THIS WINTRY WEATHER. && $$ NCZ028-042-043-077-078-083-084-180900- /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.130117T2300Z-130118T0900Z/ EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON... LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM 341 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...IMPACTED AREAS INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING MOSTLY WET SNOW TOWARD LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED... MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTHERN PIEDMONT BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM...AND IN THE CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM. * IMPACTS...ONCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO MOSTLY SNOW... IT WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE... MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES AS WELL AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE WARM AND WET PAVEMENT WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATION INITIALLY... BUT AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE... ROADS MAY BEGIN TO GET SLUSHY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 30S THROUGH EARLY TO MID EVENING... AND TO THE 29 TO 33 DEGREE RANGE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB ABOVE 40 DEGREES ON FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. YOUNG OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THIS WINTRY WEATHER. && $$ HARTFIELD
225 WWUS42 KRAH 180722 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 222 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION PULLING AWAY FROM CENTRAL NC. NCZ007>011-021>027-038>041-073>076-180830- /O.CAN.KRAH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0900Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY- MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH... ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD 222 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINTRY PRECIP HAS ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF CENTRAL NC. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ NCZ028-042-043-077-078-083-084-180830- /O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0900Z/ EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON... LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM 222 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIP HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 17, 3:25 AM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 3:25 AM EST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 325 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THE STORM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 325 AM THURSDAY... CHALLENGING FORECAST IN RESPECT TO DYNAMIC COOLING THAT TAKES PLACES THIS EVENING...LIKELY LEADING TO FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CUT INTO SNOW AMOUNTS. LATEST 00Z MODEL GUIDANCE EXHIBITING FAIRLY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY...ESPECIALLY THE GFS AND ECMWF. HAVE USED A BLEND OF THESE TWO MODELS TO ARRIVE AT FORECAST SOLUTION. WHILE FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT WE WILL SEE RAIN END AS SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ALSO LIKELY FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS...CONFIDENCE NOT AS GREAT CONCERNING AMOUNTS DUE TO THE WET WARM CONDITIONS PRECEDING THE SNOW AND A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR THAT RUSHES IN IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SYSTEM. IN MY 14+ YEARS FORECASTING AT RAH...HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MUCH DYNAMIC COOLING TAKE PLACE SINCE POSSIBLY JANUARY 2000 (BACK THEN...ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS MORE FAVORABLE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW). SYSTEM IN QUESTION TAKING SHAPE OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A DISTINCT MID-UPPER LEVEL WAVE NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SOUTH OF LITTLE ROCK ARK AND A PRONOUNCED BAROCLINIC LEAF OVER THE OH VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY THEN SWINGS NE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT...BEING PUSHED ALONG BY A S/W IN THE NORTHERN STREAM...CROSSING THE GREAT LAKES TODAY...AND EVENTUALLY MERGING WITH THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM OFF THE DELMARVA FRIDAY MORNING. SYSTEM ALREADY PRODUCING WINTRY PRECIP ACROSS MISSISSIPPI WITH LIGHT SNOW BEING REPORTED AT JACKSON AND VICKSBURG AT 2 AM EST. ATTENDANT 850 AND 700MB CYCLONES PROJECTED TO TRACK IMMEDIATELY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OUR REGION...A TRACK FAVORABLE FOR WINTRY PRECIP IF CONDITIONS ARE COLD ENOUGH. CONTINUED MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND INCREASING DYNAMICS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERSPREADING CENTRAL NC FROM THE SW LATER THIS MORNING WITH RAINFALL INTENSITY INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT. DO NOT PLAN TO ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME OVER THE NW PIEDMONT AS RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FFG FOR THE 3-6 HOUR PERIOD. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING SINCE THIS REGION HAS SEEN 1-3 INCHES SINCE MONDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DEPICT RAPID COOLING OCCURRING WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF THE MID LEVEL LOW THIS EVENING. LIFT WILL BE STRONG THANKS TO FRONTOGENESIS IN THE 850-700 MB AND DUE TO A 170+KT JET OVER NEW ENGLAND...PLACING THE CAROLINAS IN THE FAVORABLE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION. EXPECT RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE TRIAD REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. THIS TRANSITION WILL SHIFT EWD WITH TIME AS MID LEVEL LOW TRAVERSES THE REGION. THIS TRANSITION SHOULD REACH THE THE TRIANGLE AREA AND THE NORTHERN-CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 9 AND MIDNIGHT. THE TRACK OF THE 700MB CYCLONE SUGGEST A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR A SNOW BAND TO OCCUR OVER SECTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT...POSSIBLY NEAR OF JUST WEST OF THE TRIANGLE. IN ADDITION...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO HAVE SOME LIGHTING OCCUR WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS WILL LEAD TO SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. A WARM TOP SOIL...WARM PAVEMENT AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING PRIOR TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WILL INITIALLY LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION. STILL...EXPECT 2-4 INCHES OVER PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT MAINLY IN GRASSY AREAS WITH 1-2 INCHES OF SLUSH DEVELOPING ON ROADWAYS. WITH TEMPS EXPECTED TO FALL PRIOR TO DAYBREAK TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING...DRIVING MAY QUICKLY BECOME TREACHEROUS/DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. AGAIN...THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THE LACK OF COLD AIR IN PLACE PRIOR TO STORM ARRIVAL. A DELAY OF CHANGEOVER BY ONE-TWO HOURS WILL CUT INTO EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS. IF THIS DELAY OCCURS...FINAL SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE AT LEAST HALF OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST (IF NOT MORE). BASED ON EXPECTED CONDITIONS...HAVE UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A WARNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TIME. HAVE EXPANDED THE WARNING A BIT FARTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST. AS A BUFFER...HAVE ADDED A STRING OF COUNTIES ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE WARNING TO AN ADVISORY FOR AMOUNTS NEAR AN INCH. FOR PLACES AROUND LAURINBURG...FAYETTEVILLE AND CLINTON...EXPECT A BRIEF CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE PRECIP ENDS BY 4 AM. COULD SEE A DUSTING IN GRASSY AREAS AND SOME SLUSH ON RODA BUT NOT EXPECTING ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO WARRANT INCLUSION IN AN ADVISORY. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 245 AM THURSDAY... QUITE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO FINALLY RETURN BY FRIDAY... WITH SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING IN THE WAKE OF THE THE QUICK MOVING STRONG S/W... WHICH WILL LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL YIELD SUNNY SKIES FOR CENTRAL NC. HOWEVER... AFTERNOON LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO STRUGGLE TO REACH 1300 METERS. THIS COUPLED WITH POSSIBLY SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES CHILLY. WILL GO HIGH TEMPS RANGING FROM THE LOW 40S ACROSS THE NORTH TO UPPER 40S ACROSS THE SOUTH. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... BEFORE SHIFTING OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY... WHILE MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW GENERALLY REMAINS WESTERLY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD SUNNY/CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA... WITH A COLD SATURDAY MORNING GIVEN THE CLEAR SKIES AND CALM TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THUS... WILL GO WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S FOR SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHS SATURDAY SHOULD BE WARMER THAN FRIDAY... AS A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS AND AFTERNOON LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES REBOUND INTO THE 1320S. HOWEVER... STILL THINK WE WILL SEE HIGH TEMPS ONLY REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL... GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S... AS THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE QUITE SHALLOW. TEMPS SUNDAY MORNING WILL FOLLOW THE SAME TREND (WARMER THAN THE PREVIOUS MORNING)... WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE FROM 30-35 DEGREES. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 3 AM THURSDAY... MID/UPPER FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED WITH A DEEP TROUGH DEVELOPING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.... ALLOWING MUCH COLDER AIR TO SURGE INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COUPLE OF DRY COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THIS TIMEFRAME... ONE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE DRY COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE MEDIUM RANGE RANGE... AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH SHOULD BRING SOME OF THE COLD AIR YET OF THE WINTER SEASON. THUS... EXPECT HIGHS SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 50 NW TO NEAR 60 SOUTH/SOUTHEAST (A BIT OF TRICKY TEMP FORECAST THOUGH GIVEN ABOUT 6 TO 9 HOURS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECWMF). HIGHS AND LOW TEMPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL... WITH LOW TEMPS GENERALLY IN THE 20S... WITH POSSIBLY EVEN SOME TEENS BY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE COLD OUTLYING AREAS. HIGH TEMPS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40S... WITH MAYBE A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH ON TUESDAY STRUGGLING TO REACH 40 DEGREES. && .AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 100 AM THURSDAY... 24 HOUR TAF PERIOD: IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WITH RAIN AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LESS OF AN IMPACT AT KFAY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. A QUICK CHANGE TO SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING BETWEEN 00Z/03Z IN THE TRIAD AND 01Z-04Z AT KRDU AND KRWI. THE SNOW AND FOG WILL KEEP LIFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE THROUGH 05Z-06Z... WHEN THE SNOW WILL END FROM THE WEST. KFAY MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 04Z-06Z... BEFORE ENDING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BETWEEN 06Z-12Z... THEN LAST THROUGH FRIDAY. NE-E WINDS AT 10-20KT WILL BECOME N THEN NW LATER TONIGHT AT 10KT. NW WINDS 10-20KT FRI. LONG TERM: VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT-MON. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NC028-042-043-077-078-083-084. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ007>011-021>027-038>041-073>076. && SYNOPSIS...WSS NEAR TERM...WSS SHORT TERM...BSD LONG TERM...BSD AVIATION...BADGETT/ELLIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 11:19 PM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1119 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 NCZ007>011-021>026-038>041-073-180430- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY- 1119 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION...ANY MELTED SNOW AND SLUSH IS LIKELY TO REFREEZE FRIDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY WINTER WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ027-042-074>077-180430- NASH-JOHNSTON-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT- 1119 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE COMING TO AN END FRIDAY MORNING. A DUSTING TO LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY SURFACES. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BLACK ICE AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY WINTER WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ028-043-078-083>086-088-089-180430- EDGECOMBE-WILSON-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND- SAMPSON- 1119 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH RAIN BRIEFLY MIXING WITH SNOW BEFORE COMING TO AN END FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. IN AREAS THAT FALL BELOW FREEZING...ANY LINGERING MOISTURE ON ROADWAYS MAY REFREEZE...LEADING TO PATCHY BLACK ICE AND HAZARD TRAVEL CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY WINTER WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PWB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Anson, Edgecombe, Harnett, Johnston, Richmond, Wayne and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 3 hr |
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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.