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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2017, 10:39 PM EDT for Anson County, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 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
- May 4, 2017, 10:39 PM EDT (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2017, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Anson County, NC, Richmond County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1319 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 483 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 May 4, 10:05 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 10:05 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 8:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 854 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-043-073>076-083-084-051000- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake- Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond- 854 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A few storms this evening and overnight could become strong to severe, with a primary threat of isolated tornadoes and damaging winds. The threat for an isolated tornado will be greatest south and east of the Triangle. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-051000- Johnston-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 854 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 ...TORNADO WATCH 194 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. A few storms this evening and tonight could become severe, with a primary threat of isolated tornadoes and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this evening through the overnight hours.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 4, 10:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1039 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017
NCZ083-084-050330-
Richmond NC-Anson NC-
1039 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017
...A strong thunderstorm will affect portions of Richmond and eastern
Anson Counties Until 1130 PM EDT...
At 1038 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Cheraw, moving north at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rockingham, Wadesboro, Hamlet, Ansonville, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights,
Lilesville, Morven, McFarlan and Diggs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
Doppler radar has indicated weak rotation with this storm. If the
storm intensifies and rotation strengthens, a warning may need to be
issued.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for central North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3481 8011 3513 8014 3516 7982 3506 7959
3481 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 193DEG 36KT 3463 7995
GIHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 49 min |
| May 5, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 38 min |
| May 5, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 40 min |
| May 5, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 52 min |
| May 5, 2:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph | 39 min |
| May 5, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 40 min |
| May 5, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 63 min |
| May 5, 3:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Moore, Randolph | 41 min |
| May 5, 3:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 43 min |
| May 5, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore | 60 min |
| May 5, 3:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore | 40 min |
| May 5, 4:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Orange | 42 min |
| May 5, 4:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 59 min |
| May 5, 4:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Person, Wake | 61 min |
| May 5, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 40 min |
| May 5, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville | 37 min |
| May 5, 5:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 49 min |
| May 5, 5:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston | 41 min |
| May 5, 5:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Harnett, Wake | 61 min |
| May 5, 5:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 63 min |
| May 5, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 43 min |
| May 5, 6:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 35 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.