Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 3:59 PM EST for 25 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:59 PM EST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 25 counties
Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville 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, 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), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
486 WWUS72 KRAH 232059 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 359 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NC ON WEDNESDAY. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-241100- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.160224T1400Z-160225T0500Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 359 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING...AND WILL PEAK DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. ANYONE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD AVOID WOODED AREAS TO PREVENT INJURIES FROM FALLEN TREE DEBRIS. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
434 WWUS72 KRAH 240850 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 350 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TODAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NC TODAY. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-242300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.160224T1400Z-160225T0500Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 350 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND WILL PEAK EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS INTO THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE... PEAKING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. ANYONE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD AVOID WOODED AREAS TO PREVENT INJURIES FROM FALLEN TREE DEBRIS. 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. && $$
463 WWUS72 KRAH 241447 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 947 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-242300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 947 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING...AND PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. ANYONE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD AVOID WOODED AREAS TO AVOID INJURIES FROM FALLEN TREE DEBRIS. 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. && $$
964 WWUS72 KRAH 250443 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1143 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL RESULT IN CONTINUING STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-251100- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1100Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 1143 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. ANYONE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD AVOID WOODED AREAS TO AVOID INJURIES FROM FALLEN TREE DEBRIS. 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. && $$ ELLIS
931 WWUS72 KRAH 250834 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 334 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-251900- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1900Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 334 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION YESTERDAY. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ELLIS
559 WWUS72 KRAH 251846 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 146 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 200 PM EST... . STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. NCZ008>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252000- /O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1900Z/ GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH- EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE- LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR... HENDERSON...NORLINA...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL... CARRBORO...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...NASHVILLE... RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT...SILER CITY... PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY...SMITHFIELD...CLAYTON...SELMA... BENSON...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...BISCOE...MOUNT GILEAD... SOUTHERN PINES...PINEHURST...ABERDEEN...SEVEN LAKES...SANFORD... DUNN...ERWIN...ANGIER...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG... RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 146 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2016Every wind advisory 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.