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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
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.
- 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
The text
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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 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
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 7:29 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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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
MORROWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Richmond | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 57 min |
| Jul 21, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 11:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 66 min |
| Jul 21, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 12:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Guilford, Orange | 79 min |
| Jul 22, 12:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 79 min |
| Jul 22, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 2:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 65 min |
| Jul 22, 4:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Lee | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 5:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 5:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Sampson and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 56 min |
| Jul 22, 5:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Wayne, Wilson | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 47 min |
| Jul 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 3:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 70 min |
| Jul 22, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 22 min |
| Jul 22, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 56 min |
| Jul 22, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davie | 47 min |
| Jul 22, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 58 min |
| Jul 22, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph | 72 min |
| Jul 22, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 42 min |
| Jul 22, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 53 min |
| Jul 22, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 48 min |
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