Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2017, 3:53 PM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 7, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 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 19:56 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, 7.9 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$
387 WWUS72 KRAH 070750 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 350 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT TODAY... .Strong and gusty winds are expected over central North Carolina today, thanks to a strong low pressure system over the Northeast U. S. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-072200- /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 350 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING... This morning through the afternoon, primarily between 9 AM and 3 PM. * WINDS...West to northwest sustained at 15 to 25 mph, with frequent gusts 30 to 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 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. && $$
362 WWUS72 KRAH 071514 AAB NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1114 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TODAY... .A strong low pressure system over the Northeast states will produce strong and gusty winds over central North Carolina today. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-072200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-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 1114 AM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING... Through this afternoon. * WINDS...From the west and northwest sustained at 15 to 25 MPH, with frequent gusts to 30 to 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 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. && $$
570 WWUS72 KRAH 072156 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 556 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...Wind Advisory expires at 6 PM... .Wind Advisory expires at 6 PM. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-072300- /O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-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 556 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The wind advisory will expire at 6 PM, as winds have weakened below advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 4:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 4:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 4:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 4:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 5:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Randolph | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 7:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 7:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Wake | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 7:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 7:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 8:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 8:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 66 min |
| Apr 6, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 27 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.