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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2014, 4:07 AM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2014, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 12:26 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 3255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
006 WWUS72 KRAH 120807 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 407 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST...STEADILY INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES TODAY. TRAILING COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW PRESSURE WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NC LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE BY THE AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. EQUALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-122015- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.140312T1900Z-140313T0400Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 407 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS... SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE BY THE AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. EQUALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY... WITH SOGGY GROUND CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY ALSO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
298 WWUS72 KRAH 121819 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 219 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NC LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130400- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.140312T1900Z-140313T0400Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 219 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS... SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY... WITH SOGGY GROUND CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY ALSO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
984 WWUS72 KRAH 122343 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 743 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130400- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0400Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 743 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND TREE LIMBS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS TYPICALLY ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WHEN ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH MAY RESULT IN SPORADIC DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ VINCENT
601 WWUS72 KRAH 130238 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1038 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OVERNIGHT... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130800- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0800Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1038 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING THROUGH 400 AM. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES AND TREE LIMBS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS TYPICALLY ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WHEN ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH MAY RESULT IN SPORADIC DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$
500 WWUS72 KRAH 130426 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1226 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NC HAS BEEN CANCELLED... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-130530- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0800Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1226 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. EXPECT WIND GUSTS PRIMARILY BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2:48 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 56 min |
| Mar 12, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Granville, Orange and 3 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Lee, Moore and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 12, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Warren | 53 min |
| Mar 12, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 49 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.