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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 22, 2018Edgecombe County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2018, 1:13 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 62 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
Jul 22, 2018, 1:13 PM EDT (17:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Edgecombe County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2018-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1108 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2018-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
806 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.9

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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 22, 10:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 10:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
300 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-230700-
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-
300 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms this morning may produce very heavy rain
and local flooding. A few storms may become strong with gusty winds
to 50 mph and frequent lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected to bring locally
heavy rainfall during the work week. The greatest threat for
thunderstorms with heavy rain will be during the afternoon and
evening hours each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report heavy rainfall and any severe
weather to the National Weather Service.

Badgett

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 7:29 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 22, 9:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
929 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0803 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW ANGIER            35.46N 78.78W
07/22/2018  M2.12 INCH       HARNETT            NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS OVERNIGHT
            RAINFALL AMOUNTS TOTALING 2.12 INCHES.

0720 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SSE CARR              36.15N 79.19W
07/22/2018  M3.65 INCH       ORANGE             NC   COCORAHS

            COCORAHS OBSERVER IN EFLAND MEASURED 3.65"
            OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.

0629 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW BENSON             35.35N 78.57W
07/22/2018                   HARNETT            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            US 301 N AT BRYAN MCLAMB LN CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0620 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SSE EMIT              35.67N 78.25W
07/22/2018                   JOHNSTON           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            NC HIGHWAY 42 AND NC HIGHWAY 39.

0140 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ESE BUIES CREEK       35.39N 78.71W
07/22/2018                   HARNETT            NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE WAS REPORTED ON BRICK
            MILL ROAD NEAR COATS.

0140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW COATS             35.41N 78.68W
07/22/2018                   HARNETT            NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR COATS, NC.

1128 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE LAKE WHEELER      35.64N 78.69W
07/21/2018                   WAKE               NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF FANNY BROWN ROAD AND BANKS
            ROAD.

1123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE ANGIER             35.59N 78.66W
07/21/2018                   WAKE               NC   COCORAHS

            MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR NC
            HIGHWAY 42 IN SOUTHEASTERN WAKE COUNTY.

1106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ANGIER            35.53N 78.76W
07/21/2018                   HARNETT            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN AT ALONG KENNEBEC
            CHURCH RD NEAR THE HARNETT/WAKE COUNTY LINE.

1020 PM     HAIL             2 SE PINEVIEW           35.29N 79.06W
07/21/2018  E1.00 INCH       HARNETT            NC   OTHER FEDERAL

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ALONG
            BUFFALO LAKE ROAD, NEAR CAROLINA LAKES ROAD.

1013 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW SUMMERFIELD       36.17N 79.92W
07/21/2018                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STANLEY HUFF
            ROAD NEAR DEER MEADOW LANE.

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE BELEWS CREEK       36.23N 80.04W
07/21/2018                   GUILFORD           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON COLDWATER ROAD
            NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 158.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW TAYLORTOWN        35.18N 79.51W
07/21/2018                   MOORE              NC   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ALONG FOXFIRE
            ROAD.

0932 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELLERBE                 35.07N 79.76W
07/21/2018                   RICHMOND           NC   911 CALL CENTER

            A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ACROSS PAGE
            STREET IN ELLERBE.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
113 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

NCZ011-028-221815-
Edgecombe NC-Halifax NC-
113 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO AND AFFECT
EDGECOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

At 111 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms near Bruce, or 9 miles northeast of Farmville, moving
north at 20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rain, and intermittent lightning will
be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Tarboro, Scotland Neck, Princeville, Pinetops, Macclesfield, Hobgood,
Conetoe, Speed, Leggett and Tillery.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
40 mph are capable of knocking down tree limbs and blowing around
trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other light outdoor
objects.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with thess storms, and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3609 7731 3600 7741 3590 7734 3582 7735
      3583 7739 3581 7742 3580 7747 3568 7766
      3571 7770 3631 7756 3631 7750 3632 7744
      3629 7741 3626 7741 3624 7738 3621 7738
      3616 7727 3612 7724 3612 7725 3610 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 197DEG 19KT 3571 7751

MORROW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Richmond64 min
Jul 21, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland44 min
Jul 21, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth55 min
Jul 21, 9:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth, Guilford36 min
Jul 21, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore33 min
Jul 21, 10:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett43 min
Jul 21, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHarnett57 min
Jul 21, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke48 min
Jul 21, 11:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wake66 min
Jul 21, 11:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Forsyth, Guilford53 min
Jul 21, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore55 min
Jul 22, 12:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash50 min
Jul 22, 12:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Durham, Guilford, Orange79 min
Jul 22, 12:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Guilford, Orange2 hr
Jul 22, 1:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Johnston67 min
Jul 22, 1:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Randolph55 min
Jul 22, 2:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly79 min
Jul 22, 2:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Richmond52 min
Jul 22, 2:57 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly3 hr
Jul 22, 3:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Scotland65 min
Jul 22, 4:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Johnston, Lee45 min
Jul 22, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland45 min
Jul 22, 5:21 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Sampson and 1 more3 hr
Jul 22, 5:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson56 min
Jul 22, 5:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHHarnett, Johnston, Wake2 hr
Jul 22, 5:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland29 min
Jul 22, 6:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Wayne, Wilson54 min
Jul 22, 7:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax46 min
Jul 22, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly30 min
Jul 22, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly51 min
Jul 22, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax33 min
Jul 22, 2:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHForsyth54 min
Jul 22, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash49 min
Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe47 min
Jul 22, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth44 min
Jul 22, 3:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHForsyth3 hr
Jul 22, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax32 min
Jul 22, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth59 min
Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWarren25 min
Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth49 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson35 min
Jul 22, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHForsyth70 min
Jul 22, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson38 min
Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHNash, Wilson35 min
Jul 22, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson22 min
Jul 22, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin50 min
Jul 22, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph56 min
Jul 22, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavie47 min
Jul 22, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham46 min
Jul 22, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin58 min
Jul 22, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph48 min
Jul 22, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph72 min
Jul 22, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson49 min
Jul 22, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance, Warren30 min
Jul 22, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth42 min
Jul 22, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Stanly53 min
Jul 22, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth48 min

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