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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 7, 2016Edgecombe County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2016, 8:33 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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
Jul 7, 2016, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Edgecombe County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2952 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, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 7, 8:28 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 8:28 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 4:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
418 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

NCZ011-026>028-041>043-075>078-083>086-088-089-082030-
HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-
HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
418 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 349 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
WESTERN PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND POSSIBLY ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AS THEY TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH
THE TRIANGLE AND INTO THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR.

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

HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON FRIDAY...PRIMARILY FROM THE TRIANGLE SOUTHWARD INTO THE
SANDHILLS AND EASTWARD INTO THE COASTAL PLAIN. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ007>010-021>025-038>040-073-074-082030-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-
DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-
418 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
WESTERN PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND POSSIBLY ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AS THEY TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH
THE TRIANGLE AND INTO THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR.

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

HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON FRIDAY...PRIMARILY FROM THE TRIANGLE SOUTHWARD INTO THE
SANDHILLS AND EASTWARD INTO THE COASTAL PLAIN. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
720 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

0715 PM     TSTM WND GST     POPE AFB                35.17N 79.01W
07/07/2016  M58 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NC   ASOS

            REPORTED AT POPE AIR FORCE BASE.

&&

RTE
Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:50 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
750 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

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

0439 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DUNN                    35.31N 78.62W
07/07/2016                   HARNETT            NC   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE
            DUNN AREA.

&&

NWS RALEIGH NC
IRIS SYSTEM
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:58 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
758 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

NCZ008>011-025>027-041-080115-
WARREN   NC-WAKE   NC-HALIFAX   NC-DURHAM   NC-VANCE   NC-NASH   NC-
FRANKLIN   NC-GRANVILLE   NC-
758 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WARREN...
NORTHEASTERN WAKE...NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX...NORTHERN DURHAM...VANCE...
NORTHERN NASH...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN GRANVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM
EDT...

AT 758 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUTNER TO NEAR WAKE
FOREST TO NEAR ZEBULON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON...OXFORD...CREEDMOOR...LOUISBURG...WARRENTON...HALIFAX...
WAKE FOREST...BUTNER...ZEBULON AND FRANKLINTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3651 7790 3636 7757 3634 7759 3631 7756
      3631 7749 3629 7744 3572 7845 3592 7854
      3617 7896 3624 7885 3624 7880 3627 7880
      3652 7836 3653 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 248DEG 25KT 3616 7882 3595 7846 3582 7840

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Local storm report, Jul 7, 8:16 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 8:22 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne35 min
Jul 8, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford42 min
Jul 8, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWarren37 min
Jul 8, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren37 min
Jul 8, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland45 min
Jul 8, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Person, Vance75 min
Jul 8, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash46 min
Jul 8, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford, Orange58 min
Jul 8, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson57 min
Jul 8, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance and 2 more70 min
Jul 8, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth33 min
Jul 8, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson47 min
Jul 8, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth59 min
Jul 8, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe66 min
Jul 8, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Orange78 min
Jul 8, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph77 min
Jul 8, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne48 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.