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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT for Hoke County, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 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 3, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Hoke County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 3, 12:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 334 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-040900- Halifax-Nash-Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke- Cumberland-Sampson- 334 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and storms today could produce heavy downpours, leading to areas of standing water that may make travel hazardous. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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>076-083-084-040900- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange- Durham-Franklin-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-Montgomery- Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond- 334 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today 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...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time, although spotters are encouraged to report measurements of excessive rainfall or any observed flooding to the National Weather Service.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 3, 9:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
949 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W DURHAM 35.98N 78.97W
08/02/2018 DURHAM NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON GARRETT RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
&&
BAHLocal storm report, Aug 3, 9:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
956 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW HARPERS CROSSROADS 35.53N 79.53W
08/02/2018 CHATHAM NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON NC-22 AND NC-42. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
&&
BAHLocal storm report, Aug 3, 9:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
958 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S TEER 35.87N 79.22W
08/02/2018 CHATHAM NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON COLLINS MOUNTAIN RD AT ORANGE
COUNTY LINE.
&&
BAHSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 1:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
129 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
NCZ075-084>086-031830-
Scotland NC-Richmond NC-Hoke NC-Moore NC-
129 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE...
SCOTLAND...EASTERN RICHMOND AND SOUTHERN HOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...
At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mccoll, or near Bennettsville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Heavy rain and minor flooding will also be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Laurinburg, Rockingham, Raeford, Hamlet, Maxton, Hoffman, Antioch,
Pinebluff, Dobbins Heights and Wagram.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7978 3514 7968 3511 7933
3490 7910 3483 7919 3484 7935 3482 7936
3477 7933 3463 7946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 213DEG 26KT 3471 7963
HAINESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 1:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 74 min |
| Aug 3, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 2:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 9:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson | 27 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake | 107 min |
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Orange and 1 more | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Lee | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wake, Wayne | 97 min |
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 4:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 70 min |
| Aug 3, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 119 min |
| Aug 3, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 72 min |
| Aug 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 6:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 15 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 2 hr |
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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.