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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 23, 2016Granville County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2016, 3:44 AM EDT for Granville County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 23, 2016, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2016, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Granville County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 117 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 622 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
622 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 23, 3:30 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 3:30 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 7:58 PM EDT, 7 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
758 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2016

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-230930-
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-
758 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY.
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE DOING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN STORM THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
123 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

NCZ024-025-230600-
DURHAM-ORANGE-
123 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL DURHAM AND
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EDT...

AT 122 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HILLSBOROUGH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURHAM...HILLSBOROUGH...ROUGEMONT...LAKE MICHIE...SCHLEY...
ENO RIVER STATE PARK...GORMAN...BAHAMA AND FALLS LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3623 7880 3609 7880 3598 7881 3601 7914
      3623 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 276DEG 18KT 3614 7904
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
127 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

NCZ041-042-230615-
JOHNSTON-WAKE-
127 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
JOHNSTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL WAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM EDT...

AT 126 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GARNER...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARY...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARNER...FUQUAY-VARINA...CLAYTON...LAKE BENSON...
LAKE WHEELER AND COATS CROSSROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 7838 3541 7858 3543 7861 3544 7861
      3545 7862 3547 7865 3549 7866 3550 7868
      3552 7869 3555 7881 3556 7883 3574 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 301DEG 16KT 3562 7869
Local storm report, Jun 23, 1:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
216 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

NCZ026-230700-
FRANKLIN   NC-
216 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 300 AM EDT...

AT 216 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WAKE FOREST...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...BUNN AND YOUNGSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 7806 3588 7822 3589 7830 3591 7835
      3593 7835 3594 7839 3598 7843 3602 7855
      3608 7854 3618 7849 3616 7846 3616 7842
      3618 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 276DEG 22KT 3602 7845

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:52 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:44 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin44 min
Jun 22, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance32 min
Jun 22, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax58 min
Jun 22, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Warren36 min
Jun 22, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson62 min
Jun 22, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren20 min
Jun 22, 10:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Nash, Wake36 min
Jun 22, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHNash, Wayne, Wilson31 min
Jun 22, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHWayne, Wilson30 min
Jun 23, 12:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake56 min
Jun 23, 12:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake45 min
Jun 23, 1:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson41 min
Jun 23, 1:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham, Orange37 min
Jun 23, 1:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston48 min
Jun 23, 1:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Granville, Orange, Wake46 min
Jun 23, 2:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin44 min
Jun 23, 3:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake44 min
Jun 23, 4:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance, Warren43 min
Jun 23, 4:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHalifax, Warren39 min
Jun 23, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Guilford43 min
Jun 23, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Orange49 min
Jun 23, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Orange58 min
Jun 23, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Orange67 min
Jun 23, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham37 min
Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Orange28 min
Jun 23, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Vance44 min
Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham41 min
Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Person51 min
Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHVance, Warren44 min
Jun 23, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren46 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHGranville23 min
Jun 23, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance52 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.