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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 15, 2014Granville County, Person County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2014, 6:54 PM EDT for Granville County, Person County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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: May 15, 2014, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2014, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Granville County, NC, Person County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 15, 11:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 114 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

320 
WFUS52 KRAH 152254
TORRAH
NCC077-145-152330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0030.140515T2254Z-140515T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
654 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  EASTERN PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
    
* AT 654 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR ROUGEMONT...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROXBORO...AND MOVING
  NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OAK HILL...BETHEL HILL...MORIAH... BEREA...
  MAYO RESERVOIR AND SURL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3654 7862 3653 7862 3623 7879 3623 7880
      3624 7880 3623 7887 3624 7895 3653 7894
      3654 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 194DEG 23KT 3627 7888 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

941 
WWUS52 KRAH 152304
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
704 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC077-145-152330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140515T2330Z/
GRANVILLE NC-PERSON NC-
704 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRANVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN PERSON COUNTIES...
     
AT 703 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ROXBORO...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAK HILL... SURL...BETHEL HILL AND MAYO RESERVOIR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3631 7879 3631 7892 3654 7892 3654 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 198DEG 24KT 3635 7886 

$$

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022 
WWUS52 KRAH 152319
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
719 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCC077-145-152328-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140515T2330Z/
GRANVILLE NC-PERSON NC-
719 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN
PERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. 
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3631 7879 3631 7892 3654 7892 3654 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 194DEG 23KT 3645 7883 

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 15, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
256 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK BUT COOL HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

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

DEEP TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL US CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD.
COLD FRONT HAS MADE VERY LITTLE PROGRESS OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...
AND IS STILL LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE TN/NC BORDER. NEXT
SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS
SHOULD KICK IT IN TO EASTWARD MOTION. A LARGE AREA OF PREFRONTAL
RAIN... WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY LOCATED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CWA. PRIMARY THREAT CONTINUES TO
BE URBAN FLOODING... AS THE EARLIER BAND OF CONVECTION IS BEGINNING
TO OUTRUN THE BEST FORCING... AND THE BEST SHEAR REMAINS OVER THE
WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. THE SEVERE THREAT IS WANING... HOWEVER
THE POTENTIAL FOR A WEAK SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA TO DEVELOP OVER
THE REGION... WHICH SHOULD SHOW ITSELF OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IF IT
IS GOING TO DEVELOP... CONTINUES THE POTENTIAL FOR A SEVERE STORM.

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA... AND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOW 50S TO LOW 60S W TO E.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 255 PM THURSDAY...

THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AROUND 12Z FRIDAY... AND
CLEARING THE CAROLINA COAST AROUND 18Z. UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN US ON FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL... IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT... WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MUCH COOLER LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 125 PM THURSDAY...

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: A SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY. MODELS
DEPICT A DECREASING TREND IN THE MOISTURE AS THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS
OUR CWA...SO FOR NOW WILL KEEP THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY DRY.
HOWEVER BY SUNDAY...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS OUR AREA LATER IN
THE DAY. THE MOISTURE WITH THIS ONE LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER AND
FARTHER NORTH...SO WILL INCLUDE A SLIGHT CHANCE POP ACROSS OUR FAR
S/SE ZONES FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPS WILL RUN A FEW
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
TROUGH AND ENHANCED CLOUD COVER ASSOC WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORT
WAVES. HIGHS IN THE MID-UPR 70S AND LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A LONGWAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...DEEP SOUTH...AND TN VALLEY. OUR AREA WILL
REMAIN UNDER NW FLOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE. WHILE MOST OF
THIS PERIOD SHOULD BE DRY ACROSS OUR AREA WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING
EAST...WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH THE WEAK DISTURBANCES AND RESULTING
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES THAT WILL LIKELY BE MOVING ACROSS THE TOP OF
THE RIDGE AND DOWN THE EAST SIDE.  ONE SUCH WAVE IS PROGGED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY...AND MAY BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS ACROSS OUR N/NE ZONES.  TEMPS DURING THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WILL REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
GIVEN THE N/NW FLOW...BUT WILL WARM BACK TO OR ABOVE NORMAL BY
MIDWEEK AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES TO OUR S AND E AND THE MIDLEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS TOWARD THE CAROLINAS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 137 PM WEDNESDAY...

GENERALLY MVFR CIGS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE AREA... AS A BAND OF HEAVY
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAS ADVANCED ACROSS KINT/KGSO...
AND IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING KRDU/KFAY... AND WILL AFFECT KRWI AROUND
21Z. EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THIS BAND IS SLOW... AND SEVERAL HOURS
OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT THESE SITES.

COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR THE CAROLINA COAST BY 18Z FRIDAY... AND
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE IN ITS WAKE... WITH WINDS BECOMING
WESTERLY. VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073-074-083.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...SEC
SHORT TERM...SEC
LONG TERM...NP
AVIATION...SEC

Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 12:05 PM EDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1205 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-085-086-088-089-161615-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-
CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
1205 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 157 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST
INTO THE AREA. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ084-161615-
RICHMOND-
1205 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST
INTO THE AREA. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-161615-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
1205 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

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.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST
INTO THE AREA. AN ISOLATED STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A
PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR A TORNADO. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ007-023-161615-
PERSON-ALAMANCE-
1205 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 157 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST
INTO THE AREA. AN ISOLATED STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A
PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR A TORNADO. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 4:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
425 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0420 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N GOLDSTON            35.65N  79.34W
05/15/2014  M1.93 INCH       CHATHAM            NC   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR. RAIN STARTED JUST AFTER NOON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401377

SHARP

Local storm report, May 15, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
451 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0440 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N NEW HOPE            35.86N  78.57W
05/15/2014  M2.77 INCH       WAKE               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401378

MWS

Local storm report, May 15, 5:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
515 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0505 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N NEW HOPE            35.82N  78.56W
05/15/2014                   WAKE               NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOUTHALL ROAD IN RALEIGH CLOSED

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401379

ELLIS

Local storm report, May 15, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
521 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE GARNER            35.68N  78.62W
05/15/2014  M3.23 INCH       WAKE               NC   COCORAHS

            3.23 INCHES SINCE 230 PM RESULTED IN FLOODING.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSE GARNER            35.68N  78.62W
05/15/2014                   WAKE               NC   COCORAHS

            3.23 INCHES SINCE 230 PM RESULTED IN FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401380
EVENT NUMBER RAH1401381

MWS

Local storm report, May 15, 5:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
522 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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

0400 PM     FLOOD            RALEIGH                 35.81N  78.64W
05/15/2014                   WAKE               NC   MESONET

            CRABTREE CREEK AT OLD WAKE FOREST ROAD WENT INTO FLOOD
            AROUND 4PM. CRESTED AT 12.9 FT AT 445 PM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1401382

SHARP

Special weather statement, May 15, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
539 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

NCZ011-028-152230-
HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE-
539 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

...A HEAVY SHOWER WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
HEAVY SHOWER WITH GUSTY WINDS NEAR TARBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TARBORO...SCOTLAND
NECK...PRINCEVILLE...KINGSBORO...HOBGOOD...SPEED...AND  LEGGETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. IF THE
STORM INTENSIFIES AND ROTATION STRENGTHENS...A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE
ISSUED.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3609 7732 3600 7741 3594 7737 3575 7759
      3585 7778 3630 7754 3633 7744 3629 7741
      3627 7741 3624 7738 3621 7739 3616 7726
      3614 7727 3612 7724 3612 7725 3611 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 207DEG 24KT 3587 7764

WSS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 3:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RAH	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 22 more	25 hr
May 15, 8:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	58 min
May 15, 9:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Stanly	39 min
May 15, 9:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Stanly	20 min
May 15, 9:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Guilford	33 min
May 15, 10:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	51 min
May 15, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	37 min
May 15, 10:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Moore and 3 more	5 hr
May 15, 10:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Richmond	46 min
May 15, 11:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance	46 min
May 15, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham	37 min
May 15, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	44 min
May 15, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Lee	43 min
May 15, 12:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	34 min
May 15, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	33 min
May 15, 12:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	27 min
May 15, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	21 min
May 15, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Granville, Wake	47 min
May 15, 1:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Durham, Orange, Wake	114 min
May 15, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin	64 min
May 15, 3:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Wake	3 hr
May 15, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	25 min
May 15, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	51 min
May 15, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange	66 min
May 15, 6:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Durham	24 min
May 15, 6:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Orange	3 hr
May 15, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Granville, Person	56 min
May 15, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	54 min

Nearby

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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.