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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Sep 28, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Stanly County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 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
- Sep 28, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Montgomery County, NC, Stanly County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 1262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 849 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Sep 28, 7:50 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 7:50 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 3:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 338 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-291000- 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- 338 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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 SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 28, 7:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
702 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM HAIL MEBANE 36.10N 79.27W
09/28/2016 U1.00 INCH ALAMANCE NC PUBLIC
.
&&
NWS RALEIGH NC
IRIS SYSTEMSpecial weather statement, Sep 28, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
703 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
NCZ038-039-073-074-290000-
RANDOLPH NC-DAVIDSON NC-STANLY NC-MONTGOMERY NC-
703 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...STANLY AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 703 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PLYLER...OR 9 MILES WEST OF ALBEMARLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAIN AND MINOR FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBEMARLE...BADIN LAKE...PLYLER...BADIN...OAKBORO...DENTON...
RICHFIELD...NEW LONDON...FISH TALES MARINA AND FINGER.
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...AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE. RIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO
AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE PROLONGED HEAVY
RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3550 8030 3551 8018 3554 8020 3555 8021
3557 8021 3566 8010 3550 7979 3521 8034
3530 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 229DEG 25KT 3534 8035
WSSLocal storm report, Sep 28, 7:24 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
724 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM FLOOD 4 WSW GREENSBORO 36.06N 79.90W
09/28/2016 GUILFORD NC EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING REPORTED NEAR WEST WENDOVER AND
LANDMARK CENTER. .
&&
SECLocal storm report, Sep 28, 7:39 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 58 min |
| Sep 28, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Randolph | 59 min |
| Sep 28, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 60 min |
| Sep 28, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore | 48 min |
| Sep 28, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Granville, Wake | 46 min |
| Sep 29, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 4 days |
| Sep 29, 1:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 21 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett | 30 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 30 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.