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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 6:02 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 58 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
- Mar 31, 2017, 6:02 AM EDT (10:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Chatham County, NC, Lee County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 433 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Mar 31, 3:28 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:28 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 347 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-010800- 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- 347 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected this morning. A few of these storms could be strong to severe, with a risk of damaging winds and perhaps an isolated tornado or two. The greatest threat will be between 4 am and 11 am. Additional scattered storms are expected this afternoon, and these will be capable of producing strong straight line wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A powerful storm system will cross the area early next week, bringing a risk of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms, mainly Monday evening through early Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:02 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
602 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017
NCZ022-023-039-040-074>076-084-311100-
Guilford NC-Richmond NC-Lee NC-Chatham NC-Alamance NC-Randolph NC-
Moore NC-Montgomery NC-
602 AM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017
...An area of showers and strong thunderstorms will move northeast
across portions of southeastern Guilford...north central
Richmond...Lee...Chatham... southern Alamance...Randolph...Moore and
eastern Montgomery Counties Until 700 AM EDT...
At 559 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers and
strong thunderstorms near Seagrove, Steeds and Candor, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and some small hail will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Burlington, Sanford, Asheboro, Southern Pines, Randleman, Pittsboro,
Carthage, Siler City, North Carolina Zoo and Pinehurst.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Drivers 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.
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LAT...LON 3607 7950 3592 7926 3588 7925 3587 7918
3573 7896 3540 7908 3537 7912 3512 7949
3511 7980 3551 7992 3586 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0959Z 224DEG 47KT 3552 7977
BLAESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 8:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person | 80 min |
| Mar 31, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Bladen | 16 min |
| Mar 31, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Person | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 20 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.