Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Sep 2, 2016, 3:56 AM EDT for 10 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 2, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2016, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2016, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Anson County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 990 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.0
The text
As transmitted.
607 WWUS72 KRAH 020756 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 356 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN CAROLINAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS IT APPROACHES CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ078-083>086-088-089-022030- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.160902T1800Z-160903T1200Z/ WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON... ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAUREL HILL... LAURINBURG...ANTIOCH...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...CLINTON 356 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH... LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AND KNOCK AROUND LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING LIGHT PATIO FURNITURE... TENTS... AND CANOPIES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN OLD OR WEAKENED TREES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
087 WWUS72 KRAH 021457 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1057 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN CAROLINAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS IT APPROACHES CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ011-028-043-030400- /O.EXA.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.160902T1800Z-160903T1200Z/ HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKY MOUNT... NEW HOPE...WILSON 1057 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8PM AND 2AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AND KNOCK AROUND LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING LIGHT PATIO FURNITURE... TENTS... AND CANOPIES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN OLD OR WEAKENED TREES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ078-083>086-088-089-030400- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.160902T1800Z-160903T1200Z/ WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON... ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAUREL HILL... LAURINBURG...ANTIOCH...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...CLINTON 1057 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8PM AND 2AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AND KNOCK AROUND LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING LIGHT PATIO FURNITURE... TENTS... AND CANOPIES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN OLD OR WEAKENED TREES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
873 WWUS72 KRAH 021951 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 351 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS IT PASSES... WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ011-028-043-078-083>086-088-089-030400- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE-WILSON-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE- CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKY MOUNT... NEW HOPE...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...POLKTON... ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM...LAUREL HILL... LAURINBURG...ANTIOCH...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH... SILVER CITY...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...CLINTON 351 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8PM AND 2AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AND KNOCK AROUND LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING LIGHT PATIO FURNITURE... TENTS... AND CANOPIES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN OLD OR WEAKENED TREES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
845 WWUS72 KRAH 030345 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1145 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST OVERNIGHT. BLUSTERY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH LIKELY DOWNING TREES AND A FEW POWERLINES. NCZ083-084-030445- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ ANSON-RICHMOND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WADESBORO...POLKTON...ROCKINGHAM... HAMLET...EAST ROCKINGHAM 1145 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ011-028-043-078-085-086-088-089-031200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE-WILSON-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKY MOUNT... NEW HOPE...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...LAUREL HILL...LAURINBURG... ANTIOCH...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...RAEFORD...ROCKFISH...SILVER CITY... FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...CLINTON 1145 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 2 AM, THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AND KNOCK AROUND OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE... TENTS... AND CANOPIES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN OLD OR WEAKENED TREES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
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
618 WWUS72 KRAH 031030 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 630 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL NC... NCZ011-028-043-031130- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKY MOUNT... NEW HOPE...WILSON 630 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERMINE MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS THIS MORNING. IT WILL BE BE BREEZY THIS MORNING AS NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 10 AM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 7:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Lee, Moore | 114 min |
Nearby
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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.