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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 20, 2014Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2014, 1:25 AM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2014, 1:25 AM EDT (05:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2014, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Wayne County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 20, 1:20 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:20 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 9:09 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
909 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-210115-
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-
909 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE STATE. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND DIME TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1143 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

NCZ028-200430-
EDGECOMBE-
1143 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
EDGECOMBE COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1142 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TARBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE...PINETOPS...CONETOE AND KINGSBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 7735 3583 7741 3581 7743 3581 7745
      3580 7745 3580 7748 3575 7753 3573 7758
      3581 7768 3588 7772 3595 7763 3586 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 305DEG 11KT 3581 7756

VINCENT

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1157 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

NCZ088-200500-
CUMBERLAND-
1157 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST CUMBERLAND COUNTY
THROUGH 100 AM EDT...

AT 1156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER POPE AFB...OR NEAR FORT BRAGG...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...POPE AFB...HOPE MILLS...SPRING LAKE...
EASTOVER...BONNIE DOONE AND VANDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. FREQUENT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 7904 3500 7906 3504 7909 3508 7909
      3513 7911 3518 7910 3519 7910 3521 7903
      3521 7897 3523 7891 3509 7869 3492 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 317DEG 5KT 3519 7903

VINCENT

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1203 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

NCZ042-200500-
JOHNSTON-
1203 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
JOHNSTON COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

AT 1203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SMITHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHFIELD...MICRO...SELMA...PINE LEVEL...KENLY AND PRINCETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3553 7810 3532 7832 3548 7840 3555 7845
      3566 7833 3558 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 305DEG 6KT 3558 7835

VINCENT

Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1212 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

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

1207 AM     TSTM WND GST     POPE AFB                35.18N  79.03W
06/20/2014  M40 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NC   ASOS

            POPE AFB REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 35 KNOTS AT 1207
            AM EDT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401552

VINCENT

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:48 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 1:19 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson, Wayne	78 min
Jun 19, 10:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	21 min
Jun 19, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	43 min
Jun 19, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	59 min
Jun 19, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	40 min
Jun 19, 11:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	47 min
Jun 19, 11:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Wake	55 min
Jun 19, 11:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	63 min
Jun 20, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	57 min
Jun 20, 12:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston	52 min
Jun 20, 12:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Johnston	3 hr
Jun 20, 12:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	57 min
Jun 20, 1:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	56 min
Jun 20, 2:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	43 min
Jun 20, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	59 min
Jun 20, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	55 min
Jun 20, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Nash, Wilson	49 min
Jun 20, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance	73 min
Jun 20, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett, Lee	54 min
Jun 20, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	53 min
Jun 20, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Orange	63 min
Jun 20, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	60 min
Jun 20, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	55 min
Jun 20, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	65 min
Jun 20, 7:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Wake	2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.