Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 4:28 AM EST for 27 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 25, 2015, 4:28 AM EST (09:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2015, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 12:01 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 27 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham 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, 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, 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), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Asheboro, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:22 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | Pikeville, NC | A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN PIKEVILLE.. WITH PRECIP TURNING TO RAIN. |
| Feb 25, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | 0.1 OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AS OF 930 PM EST...SNOW RECENTLY BEGAN MIXING WITH SLEET WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATION IN PARKING LOT. |
| Feb 25, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 1 Ne Emit, NC | AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NC HIGHWAYS 39 AND 231. |
| Feb 25, 9:53 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 2 Nne Haw River, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:04 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 2 Ne Welcome, NC | RELAYED VIA SKYWARN |
| Feb 25, 10:04 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ssw Asheboro, NC | RELAYED VIA SKYWARN |
| Feb 25, 10:05 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 E Swepsonville, NC | RELAYED VIA SKYWARN |
| Feb 25, 10:10 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 3 Wsw Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:10 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 5 Nnw Raleigh, NC | RELAYED VIA SKYWARN |
| Feb 25, 10:24 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | Bushy Fork, NC | BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS |
| Feb 25, 10:34 PM EST | SLEET 0.4 | 1 Nnw New Hill, NC | ACCUMULATION IS A MIX MAINLY SLEET WITH SOME SNOW |
| Feb 25, 10:35 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 Ese Falls Lake, NC | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOW IS NOW COVERING ALL SURFACES INCLUDING ROADS. |
| Feb 25, 10:38 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 3 Wsw Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:40 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | 4 Wsw Surl, NC | SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS. |
| Feb 25, 10:40 PM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:42 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 5 Ese Hillsborough, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:45 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Ne Durham, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:55 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | Gibsonville, NC | AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SNOW IN GIBSONVILLE. |
| Feb 25, 10:55 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nw Linwood, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:58 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Ssw Pfafftown, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:58 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ne Seagrove, NC | MODERATE SNOW. |
| Feb 25, 10:59 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Sse Lexington, NC | RELAYED VIA SKYWARN |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 7 Wnw Falls Lake, NC | SNOW AND SLEET MIX |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 5 Se Archdale, NC | 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED NEAR SOPHIA. |
| Feb 25, 11:01 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ene Piedmont Triad Ai, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:05 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Wake Forest, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:10 PM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 2 W Raleigh, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:12 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 W Holly Springs, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:15 PM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Louisburg, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:16 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Carthage, NC | MODERATE SLEET WITH SNOW. |
| Feb 25, 11:18 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Wnw Raleigh, NC | 1 INCH OF SNOW REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JUNIPER ST AND JUNIPER CT. |
| Feb 25, 11:20 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ese Concord, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:20 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nnw Raleigh, NC | 1 INCH OF SNOW REPORTED NEAR LYNN ROAD AND LEAD MINE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 11:20 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Lexington, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ne Youngsville, NC | REPORT RELAYED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY 911. |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 5 Sw Lexington, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ne Seagrove, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Se Archdale, NC | 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED NEAR SOPHIA. |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Swepsonville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Asheboro, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:35 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 5 W Falls Lake, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:35 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Wnw Greensboro, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:55 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Nne Cary, NC | HARRISON AVE AT MAYNARD |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Nnw Lake Wheeler, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.6 | Raleigh, NC | MEASURED AT RIDGE ROAD |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.9 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Piedmont Triad Airport, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Sse Asheboro, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Asheboro, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:10 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | LIGHTNING OBSERVED. |
| Feb 26, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Holly Springs, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Rolesville, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 10 Nnw Roxboro, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Randleman, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Se Cary, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:27 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hillsborough, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Norlina, NC |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
414 WWUS42 KRAH 250928 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 428 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...ICY ROADS THIS MORNING. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... NCZ021>023-038-039-073>075-083-084-252000- /O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0004.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY- MOORE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE... ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM 428 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING OF RESIDUAL SNOW ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS WELL. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NC THIS EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADS THROUGH NOON TODAY AND AGAIN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-076-077-252000- /O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0004.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-LEE-HARNETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL... CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...NASHVILLE... RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT...SILER CITY... PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON...SELMA... BENSON...WILSON...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON 428 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...TRIANGLE...NORTHERN PIEDMONT...AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING OF RESIDUAL SNOW ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH ICE ACCRUAL OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NC THIS EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADS THROUGH NOON TODAY AND AGAIN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ078-085-086-088-089-252000- /O.UPG.KRAH.WS.A.0004.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD... ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 428 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING OF RESIDUAL SNOW ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH ICE ACCRUAL OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN WITH A WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
628 WWUS42 KRAH 251135 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 635 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SNOW AND ICE-COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... NCZ021>023-038-039-073>075-083-084-252115- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY- MOORE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE... ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM 635 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...RESIDUAL SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NC THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN AGAIN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-076-077-252115- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-LEE-HARNETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL... CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...NASHVILLE... RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT...SILER CITY... PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON...SELMA... BENSON...WILSON...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON 635 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...TRIANGLE...NORTHERN PIEDMONT...AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...RESIDUAL SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...FOLLOWED BY A GLAZE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NC THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN AGAIN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ078-085-086-088-089-252115- /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD... ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 635 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...RESIDUAL SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MOSTLY AS SNOW THIS EVENING...BEFORE MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO A COLD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND TAPERING TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADS THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN AGAIN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WFO RAH
272 WWUS42 KRAH 251642 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1142 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS MORNING BEFORE A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IMPACTS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... NCZ021>023-038-039-073>075-083-084-252300- /O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY- MOORE-ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE... ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET... EAST ROCKINGHAM 1142 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE TRIAD. * HAZARD TYPES...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. TONIGHTS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHEAST OF ASHEBORO. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA AS MIXED RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-076-077-252300- /O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-LEE-HARNETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL... CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...NASHVILLE... RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT...SILER CITY... PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON...SELMA... BENSON...WILSON...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON 1142 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PIEDMONT...NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN AND THE TRIANGLE. * HAZARD TYPES...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. TONIGHTS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW...MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF PITTSBORO...RALEIGH AND WILSON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHEAST OF RALEIGH. A GLAZE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED...MAINLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA AS MIXED RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND SOME ICE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NCZ078-085-086-088-089-252300- /O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150225T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD... ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1142 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. TONIGHTS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION INCLUDING A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...CONDITIONS WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF GOLDSBORO AND FAYETTEVILLE. A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A PERIOD OF WET SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT BEFORE MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO A COLD RAIN A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND TAPERING TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND SOME ICE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BLAES
910 WWUS42 KRAH 252122 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 422 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON TARGET TO STRIKE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... ...SNOWFALL RATES MAY APPROACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64... NCZ078-260900- /O.UPG.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLDSBORO 422 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN WAYNE COUNTY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...VARYING SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM...TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY WET SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL TRANSITION BACK TO RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S BY 10 PM AND REMAINING NEARLY STEADY THE REST OF THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083-084-260900- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-ANSON- RICHMOND- 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... WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM 422 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...TRIAD...SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT...TRIANGLE...NORTHERN PIEDMONT...AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS....5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. AMOUNTS WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 64 CORRIDOR WHERE ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SAME COUNTY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM THE TRIANGLE NORTH TO ROXBORO. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM...THEN QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...TRANSITIONING BACK TO RAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 64 CORRIDOR. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TRIANGLE NORTHWARD TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ085-086-088-089-260900- /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.150225T2300Z-150226T1700Z/ SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 422 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SHORT PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH. UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM...TRANSITION TO SNOW FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN TRANSITION BACK TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VINCENT/JB
103 WWUS42 KRAH 260410 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1110 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ...SNOWFALL RATES MAY APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083-084-261215- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ 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- 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 1110 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW IN THE PIEDMONT... AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET AT TIMES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64... THIS INCLUDES 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE TRIAD... AND 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGLE AREA. THE MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL REDUCE ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT... NORTHWEST SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN TO BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT... GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 600 AM AND 900 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ NCZ085-086-088-089-261215- /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1110 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH. UP TO 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT... THEN TRANSITION BACK TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN TOWARD SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
177 WWUS42 KRAH 260921 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 421 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WINDING DOWN... ...HAZARDS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES BEING REPORTED ACROSS SECTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT AND TEH NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN... NCZ083-084-261700- /O.CAN.KRAH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM... HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM 421 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ANSON AND RICHMOND COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE THE PRECIPIATION ENDS LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SPOTTY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEET AND ICE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-261700- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS... WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... CHAPEL HILL...CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON... NASHVILLE...RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT... LEXINGTON...THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ARCHDALE...TRINITY... SILER CITY...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON... SELMA...BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE... MOUNT GILEAD...SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN... SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD...DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON... GOLDSBORO 421 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPE...MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER 6 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ085-086-088-089-261700- /O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 421 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SCOTLAND...HOKE...CUMBERLAND...AND SAMPSON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SPOTTY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEET AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
692 WWUS42 KRAH 261546 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1046 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ENDING... ...HAZARDS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND ALONG WITH FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS SECTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN... NCZ083>086-088-089-261700- /O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM... HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 1046 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 30S ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER WEATHER ARE ABATING FOR TODAY TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCATIONS OF BLACK ICE TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. $$ NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-261700- /O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ 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- 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 1046 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE TRIAD AND TRIANGLE ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPE...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA LEADING TO HAZARDS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND ALONG WITH FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES. * ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF ASHEBORO...RALEIGH AND ROCKY MOUNT. BRIDGES AND SECONDARY STREETS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION... TREES AND BRANCHES ARE SUCCUMBING TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND ICE AND ARE FALLING PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE TRIANGLE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO BE CAREFULL WHEN OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...WILL REAMIN IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
675 WWUS42 KRAH 261701 WSWRAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1201 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ENDING BUT IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE... NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-261800- /O.CAN.KRAH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150226T1700Z/ 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- 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 1159 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED OUR REGION...POTENTIALLY LIFE- THREATENING HAZARDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANY LINGERING WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS JUST ABOUT ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAVE RESULTED IN FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF ASHEBORO...RALEIGH AND ROCKY MOUNT WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDED 6 INCHES. BRIDGES AND SECONDARY STREETS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF REFREEZING AND BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. $$
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 Feb 25, 4:15 AM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 4:15 AM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 415 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND WILL THEN TRACK QUICKLY NORTHEAST...OFF THE CAROLINA COAST OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY/... AS OF 400 AM WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY... TODAY: MID AND UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST US WILL OPEN UP AS IT ADVANCES EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MS VALLEY TODAY. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA TODAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT GETS UNDERWAY OVER THE NORTHERN GOM. TOP-DOWN MOISTENING WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS FLOW ALOFT BACKS TO SWLY ALOFT...WHICH SHOULD YIELD A RATHER EXTENSIVE CIRRUS CANOPY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. STRENGTHENING MID-LEVEL WARM MOIST AIR ADVECTION WILL HAVE RAIN SPREADING TO OUR SOUTHERN DOORSTOP NEAR SUNSET(21-00Z)...WITH PARTIAL THICKNESSES/THERMAL PROFILES SUGGESTING SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ACROSS THESE SOUTHERN COUNTIES...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION GIVEN ABOVE FREEZING SURFACE TEMPERATURES. AFOREMENTIONED HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER AND MELTING OF SNOW(CURRENTLY ON GROUND)SHOULD KEEP HIGHS TODAY ON THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE. HIGHS 40 TO 45. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 400 AM WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ALL THE PIEDMONT...NORTHERN/CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN AND SANDHILLS... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN... WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 340 AM WEDNESDAY... SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE CONTINUED SWLY FLOW ALOFT AND LINGERING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE OWING TO WHAT WILL LIKELY BE A MOIST SNOW COVER GROUND(AT LEAST FOR THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA)...WILL RESULT IN RATHER EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS INTO SATURDAY. COMBINATION OF THIS CLOUD COVER...SNOW COVER AND THE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER FRESH SUPPLY OF ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...AS A STRONG +1040MB CANADIAN SURFACE HIGH BUILDS OVER THE REGION...WILL SUPPORT TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL(15-20 DEGREES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. DRY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S NORTH TO POSSIBLY LOWER 40S SOUTH...WITH SATURDAY BEING THE COLDEST DAY OF THE TWO. LOWS IN THE 20S...WITH SOME TEENS SATURDAY NIGHT. FLOW ALOFT FLATTENS OUT TO ZONAL BY SUNDAY WHILE MODERATING CANADIAN HIGH STARTS TO SHIFT OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AS A SW-NE ORIENTED FRONTAL ZONE STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. MODELS HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE ONSET OF WAA/SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AND RESULTANT PRECIP INTO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...BY WHICH TIME AIRMASS LOOKS TO HAVE MODERATED ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL RAIN. IT THEN LOOKS LIKE A WET PERIOD SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT SETTLES SOUTHWARD INTO AREA...EVENTUALLY RETURNING NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT WITH CAD IMPLICATIONS TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES/NEW ENGLANDS NOSES SOUTH INTO THE AREA. PARTIAL THICKNESSES CURRENTLY SUGGEST ALL RAIN FOR NOW...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. && .AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 155 AM WEDNESDAY... 24-HR TAF PERIOD: MVFR CIGS ... FALLING CURRENTLY INTO THE IFR RANGE... HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NC... WITH KGSO/KINT/KFAY NOW EXPERIENCING SUB-VFR CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE SUB-VFR CIGS TO OOZE EASTWARD THIS MORNING DURING THE PRE- DAWN HOURS... AT LEAST REACHING KRDU. IF STRATUS DECK DOES NOT REACH KRWI... THEN EXPECT WE SHOULD AT LEAST SEE SOME SUB-VFR VISBYS DEVELOP... POSSIBLY INTO THE IFR/LIFR RANGE. WRT THE AFOREMENTIONED STRATUS DECK... EXPECT CIGS TO LOWER WITH POSSIBLE IFR/LIFR CIGS AND VISBYS WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF DAYBREAK. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SOUNDINGS SHOW ANY SHALLOW CIGS/VISBYS/MOISTURE MIXING OUT QUICKLY AFTER DAYBREAK. THUS... EXPECT ANY SITES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE SUB-VFR CIGS/VISBYS SHOULD LIFT/MIX OUT BY AT LEAST MID MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS WILL OTHERWISE PREVAIL THROUGH AROUND 00Z. CIRRUS (18-25 KFT AGL) WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH CEILINGS LOWERING TO 5-10 KFT BY 00Z THU. AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NC IN THE 00Z-03Z TIME FRAME.... POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN AT KFAY. AS THE SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA EXPECT IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS TO QUICKLY DEVELOP (CIGS/VISBYS). LOOKING AHEAD: ADVERSE AVIATION CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF IFR/LIFR CEILINGS/VISBYS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW (INT/GSO/RDU/RWI) OR RAIN/SNOW (FAY) WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY... WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AT NORTHERN TERMINALS. SUB-VFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DURING THE DAY THU. VFR CONDITIONS MAY RETURN FOR A PERIOD ON FRI...THOUGH INTERMITTENT SUB-VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRI INTO THE WEEKEND IN ASSOC/W THE UNSETTLED PROGRESSIVE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IN PLACE. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ007>011-024>028- 040>043-076>078-085-086-088-089. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ078-085-086-088-089. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>077-083-084. && SYNOPSIS...CBL NEAR TERM...CBL SHORT TERM...MWS LONG TERM...CBL AVIATION...BSD/VINCENT
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST, 12 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 411 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252115- 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- 411 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 11:31 PM EST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1131 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0727 PM SNOW 4 WNW RALEIGH 35.84N 78.71W
02/24/2015 M2.2 INCH WAKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER RAH1500351
CBLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland and 1 more | 30 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.