Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Aug 28, 2017, 10:34 AM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 28, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2017, 10:34 AM EDT (14:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2017, 3:02 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
587 WWUS72 KRAH 281434 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1034 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED AS POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 TRACKS NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... NCZ028-042-043-077-078-088-089-290000- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.170829T0000Z-170830T0000Z/ Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 1034 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * TIMING...8 PM Tuesday through 8 PM Wednesday. * WINDS...Northerly wind gusts as high as 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty north winds and heavy rain may result in downed trees and scattered power outages across portions of the Coastal Plain. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Falling trees and tree limbs are responsible for numerous injuries and fatalities every year in central North Carolina. Seek adequate shelter late tonight into Tuesday and prepare for possible power and communication outages. $$ Vincent
3 follow-up statements
593 WWUS72 KRAH 282001 AAA NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 401 PM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED AS POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... NCZ028-042-043-077-078-088-089-291200- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.170829T0000Z-170830T0000Z/ Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 401 PM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...8 PM Tuesday through 8 PM Wednesday. * WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Falling trees and tree limbs are responsible for numerous injuries and fatalities every year in central North Carolina. Seek adequate shelter late tonight into Tuesday and prepare for possible power and communication outages. $$
852 WWUS72 KRAH 290311 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1111 PM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED AS POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... NCZ028-042-043-077-078-088-089-291115- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170830T0000Z/ Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 1111 PM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...Through 8 PM Tuesday. * WINDS...Will be northeasterly to northerly at 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Falling trees and tree limbs are responsible for numerous injuries and fatalities every year in central North Carolina. Seek adequate shelter late tonight into Tuesday and prepare for possible power and communication outages. $$
077 WWUS72 KRAH 290702 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 302 AM EDT Tue Aug 29 2017 NCZ028-042-043-077-078-088-089-290815- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170830T0000Z/ Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 302 AM EDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 10:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more | 17 hr |
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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.