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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 3, 2017Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2017, 7:01 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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: Apr 3, 2017, 7:01 PM EDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2017, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 3, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

184 
WUUS52 KRAH 032301
SVRRAH
NCC051-163-032345-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0021.170403T2301Z-170403T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
701 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Sampson County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...

* Until 745 PM EDT

* At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Jerome, or 17 miles southeast of Fayetteville, moving east at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Clinton, Roseboro, Salemburg, Turkey, Autryville and Bushy Lake
  Natural Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Raleigh.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7871 3499 7874 3509 7817
      3508 7816 3490 7815 3485 7817 3483 7848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 261DEG 40KT 3492 7864 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WSS

3 follow-up statements

434 
WWUS52 KRAH 032314
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
714 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

NCC051-163-032345-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170403T2345Z/
Sampson NC-Cumberland NC-
714 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SAMPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

At 714 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Clinton, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Roseboro, Salemburg and Turkey. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Raleigh.

&&

LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7862 3502 7857 3509 7817
      3508 7816 3490 7815 3485 7817 3483 7848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 261DEG 40KT 3494 7846 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WSS

134 
WWUS52 KRAH 032327
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
727 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

NCC051-032337-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170403T2345Z/
Cumberland NC-
727 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3483 7844 3506 7835 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3490 7815 3485 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 260DEG 39KT 3500 7831 3482 7841 

$$

NCC163-032345-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170403T2345Z/
Sampson NC-
727 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...

At 727 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Clinton to 9 miles east of Ammon, moving east at 45
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Clinton and Turkey. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Raleigh.

&&

LAT...LON 3483 7844 3506 7835 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3490 7815 3485 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 260DEG 39KT 3500 7831 3482 7841 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WSS

432 
WWUS52 KRAH 032345
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
745 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

NCC163-032355-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170403T2345Z/
Sampson NC-
745 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

LAT...LON 3483 7844 3506 7835 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3490 7815 3485 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 261DEG 40KT 3503 7808 3485 7818 

$$

WSS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly	55 min
Apr 3, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	55 min
Apr 3, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Richmond	52 min
Apr 3, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Richmond	29 min
Apr 3, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Moore	40 min
Apr 3, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Randolph	43 min
Apr 3, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	46 min
Apr 3, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph	46 min
Apr 3, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Lee, Moore	36 min
Apr 3, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke	48 min
Apr 3, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Orange, Person	47 min
Apr 3, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Wake	39 min
Apr 3, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	60 min
Apr 3, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	67 min
Apr 3, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	27 min
Apr 3, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	34 min

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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.