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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 1, 2014Montgomery County, Moore County, Richmond County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2014, 6:28 AM EDT for Montgomery County, Moore County, Richmond 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2014, 6:28 AM EDT (10:28 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2014, 7:15 AM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC

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 Aug 1, 3:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 4:26 AM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
426 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

NCZ007>009-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-020930-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-
DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
426 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
TWO INCHES.

NCZ010-011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-020930-
WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-
WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
426 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO MINOR
FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS,

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

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AS NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING IN
URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA. ALSO...AN INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS
IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO
INCHES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
506 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

NCZ038-039-074-010945-
MONTGOMERY-RANDOLPH-DAVIDSON-
506 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM EDT...

AT 505 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BADIN LAKE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BADIN LAKE...DENTON...ELDORADO...FISH TALES MARINA...WHIP-O-WILL
CAMPGROUND...MARTHA AND PINEHAVEN MARINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ALSO INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. IF
THE STORM WERE TO INTENSIFY AND ROTATION STRENGTHEN...A WARNING
WOULD BE ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 3567 8014 3573 7995 3563 7983 3537 7996
      3536 8006 3537 8005 3539 8006 3540 8009
      3542 8009 3544 8010 3545 8011 3546 8011
      3548 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 192DEG 16KT 3544 8003

MWS

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:26 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
526 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

NCZ073-074-083-084-011030-
RICHMOND-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-STANLY-
526 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
RICHMOND...SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN ANSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
STANLY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT...

AT 523 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKINGHAM OR NEAR BLEWETT
FALLS LAKE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE...NORWOOD...MOUNT GILEAD...ELLERBE...
CANDOR...LILESVILLE...LAKE TILLERY...BADIN LAKE...NORMAN AND PEKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 ON OR NEAR LAKE TILLERY AND BADIN LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8030 3536 7973 3530 7971 3496 7976
      3496 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 180DEG 14KT 3504 7987

WSS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 5:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	39 min
Aug 1, 5:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly	64 min
Aug 1, 7:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore	56 min
Aug 1, 10:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery	23 min
Aug 1, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Richmond	56 min
Aug 1, 10:27 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RAH	Cumberland, Edgecombe, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson	51 hr
Aug 1, 10:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Moore, Randolph	56 min
Aug 1, 11:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond	2 hr
Aug 1, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore, Scotland	55 min
Aug 1, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore	58 min
Aug 1, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren	117 min
Aug 1, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren	97 min
Aug 1, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	46 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.