Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2017, 2:53 PM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 6, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2017, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2017, 10:14 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford 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, Person County, NC, Randolph 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
325 WWUS72 KRAH 051853 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 253 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... .High winds are expected in the wake of an exiting low pressure system on Thursday through Thursday evening.. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-061000- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.170406T1200Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 253 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM Thursday to midnight EDT Thursday night. * TIMING...8 AM Thursday through 12 AM Friday. * WINDS...Expect sustained winds of 20 to 30 kts with frequent gusts to 35 kts and higher. * IMPACTS...Wet antecedent conditions will make the uprooting of trees more likely. Motorists operating high profile vehicles will need to use caution while driving, particularly over bridges and overpasses. Secure any loose items such as patio furniture and any small objects that may become projectiles. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
984 WWUS72 KRAH 052342 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 742 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... .High winds are expected in the wake of an exiting low pressure system on Thursday through Thursday evening.. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-061200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.170406T1200Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 742 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...8 AM Thursday through midnight Thursday night. * WINDS...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 kts with frequent gusts to 35 kts and higher. * IMPACTS...Wet antecedent conditions will make the uprooting of trees more likely. Motorists operating high profile vehicles will need to use caution while driving, particularly over bridges and overpasses. Secure any loose items such as patio furniture and any small objects that may become projectiles. 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. && $$
365 WWUS72 KRAH 060716 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 316 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .High winds are expected in the wake of an exiting low pressure system this morning, persisting until sunset. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-061700- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.170406T1200Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 316 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...8 AM this morning through midnight tonight. * WINDS...Sustained winds around 20 mph with frequent gusts 35 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...A nearly saturated top soil will make the downing of trees more likely. Motorists operating high profile vehicles will need to use caution while driving, particularly along open stretches of roadway such as bridges and overpasses. Secure any loose items such as patio furniture and any small objects that may become projectiles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts of 40 mph or higher 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. && $$
110 WWUS72 KRAH 061239 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 839 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .High winds will overspread central NC this morning in the wake of an exiting low pressure system. These strong gusty winds will persist through sunset. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-070000- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 839 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...Through midnight tonight. * WINDS...Sustained winds around 20 mph with frequent gusts 35 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...A nearly saturated top soil will make the downing of trees more likely. Motorists operating high profile vehicles will need to use caution while driving, particularly along open stretches of roadway such as bridges and overpasses. Secure any loose items such as patio furniture and any small objects that may become projectiles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts of 40 mph or higher 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. && $$
464 WWUS72 KRAH 061504 AAB NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1104 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .High winds will overspread central NC this morning in the wake of an exiting low pressure system. These strong gusty winds will persist through this evening. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-070000- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 1104 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...Through midnight tonight. * WINDS...From the west sustained at 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to around 40 mph. * IMPACTS...These strong gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts of 40 mph or higher 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. && $$
523 WWUS72 KRAH 061953 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 353 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .Strong and gusty winds will persist over central North Carolina through Friday, as strong low pressure deepens over the Northeast states. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-070900- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.170407T1200Z-170407T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 353 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM EDT Friday. A Wind Advisory remains in effect through this evening. * TIMING...Through midnight tonight, and again Friday morning through afternoon. * WINDS...From the west sustained at 15 to 25 mph, with frequent gusts to around 40 mph through this evening, and to around 35 mph on Friday. * IMPACTS...These strong gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts near 40 mph or higher 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. && $$
011 WWUS72 KRAH 070214 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1014 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... .Strong and gusty winds are expected over central North Carolina on Friday, as strong low pressure deepens over the Northeast states. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-072200- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.170407T1200Z-170407T2200Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 1014 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has cancelled the Wind Advisory for this evening. The wind advisory remains in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM Friday. * TIMING... Friday morning through afternoon. * WINDS...From the west to northwest sustained at 15 to 25 mph, with frequent gusts to around 35 mph on Friday. * IMPACTS...These strong gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts near 35 to 40 mph or higher 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 57 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.