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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 2, 2018Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2018, 9:43 PM EDT for Anson County, Stanly 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
Aug 2, 2018, 9:43 PM EDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2018, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Anson County, NC, Stanly County, NC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2018-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 177 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2018-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
177 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-032000-
Halifax-Nash-Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-
Cumberland-Sampson-
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Widespread hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Widespread hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>076-083-084-032000-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-
Durham-Franklin-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-Montgomery-
Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 2, 6:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
700 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

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

0623 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW PFAFFTOWN         36.17N 80.33W
08/02/2018                   FORSYTH            NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
            WNW PFAFFTOWN. SHATTALON DR AND GRACEMONT DR
            CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREE ON POWERLINES.
            POWERLINES SNAPPED WITH KNOCKING TRANSFORMER
            DOWN. TIME BASED OFF OF REPORT.

&&

BAH
Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
710 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

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

0606 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW HIGH POINT        35.98N 80.01W
08/02/2018                   GUILFORD           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON CHESTER RIDGE DR IN HIGH POINT.

&&

JFD
Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
721 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

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

0613 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N HIGH POINT          36.04N 80.01W
08/02/2018                   GUILFORD           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON SKEET CLUB RD IN HIGH POINT.

&&

JFD
Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
723 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

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

0622 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NNW JAMESTOWN         36.05N 79.96W
08/02/2018                   GUILFORD           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING AT 4100 PIEDMONT PARKWAY.

&&

JFD
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 9:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
943 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

NCZ073-083-030245-
Stanly NC-Anson NC-
943 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL AFFECT ANSON
AND STANLY COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...

At 942 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms
with heavy rain along a line extending from near Monroe to near
Pageland to 10 miles west of Clyde. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Heavy rain and minor flooding will also be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Albemarle, Wadesboro, Ansonville, Plyler, Fairview In Union County,
Polkton, Locust, Norwood, Oakboro and Stanfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
40 mph are capable of knocking down shallow rooted trees since the
ground is nearly saturated.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3550 8030 3550 8027 3518 8008 3481 8005
      3482 8032 3519 8028 3517 8035 3518 8037
      3517 8039 3516 8046 3518 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 209DEG 23KT 3499 8058 3471 8041 3439 8038

WSS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 8:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHGuilford, Randolph3 hr
Aug 2, 9:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth12 hr
Aug 2, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Randolph, Richmond57 min
Aug 3, 1:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake74 min
Aug 3, 1:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson39 min
Aug 3, 2:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham38 min
Aug 3, 2:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake51 min
Aug 3, 9:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHDavidson27 hr
Aug 3, 1:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond2 hr
Aug 3, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Scotland61 min
Aug 3, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland53 min
Aug 3, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson62 min
Aug 3, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee43 min
Aug 3, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett48 min
Aug 3, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett62 min
Aug 3, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake107 min
Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Orange and 1 more40 min
Aug 3, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Wayne67 min
Aug 3, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham, Lee46 min
Aug 3, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHJohnston, Wake, Wayne97 min
Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham45 min
Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake42 min
Aug 3, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson35 min
Aug 3, 4:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson, Montgomery, Stanly70 min
Aug 3, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson60 min
Aug 3, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery41 min
Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Randolph43 min
Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe54 min
Aug 3, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Guilford, Orange2 hr
Aug 3, 5:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Randolph119 min
Aug 3, 5:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHAlamance, Orange3 hr
Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph72 min
Aug 3, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph56 min
Aug 3, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson66 min
Aug 3, 6:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHAlamance15 hr
Aug 3, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly2 hr

Nearby

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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.