Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2018, 1:28 PM EST for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2018, 1:28 PM EST (18:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2018, 9:11 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
933 WWUS72 KRAH 011828 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 128 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM FRIDAY... .A strong noreaster off the Atlantic coast will generate strong winds across central North Carolina on Friday. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-021000- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.180302T1200Z-180303T0300Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 128 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM to 10 PM EST Friday. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph. * TIMING...Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Some trees may become uprooted due to saturated soils. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected. Winds of this magnitude are capable of knocking down old or weakened trees and can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. && $$
4 follow-up statements
383 WWUS72 KRAH 020027 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 727 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM FRIDAY... .A Nor'easter will rapidly intensify just offshore the northern middle Atlantic and southern New England coast late tonight and Friday. The flow between the Nor'easter and high pressure building in from the central U.S will result in very strong winds across the middle Atlantic region, including central NC. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-021215- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.180302T1200Z-180303T0300Z/ 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- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 727 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...Will be sustained from the northwest between 15 and 30 mph, with frequent gusts between 40 and 50 mph. Winds will be strongest across the northern Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain, from the Triad to Henderson and Louisburg, to Roanoke Rapids and Rocky Mount, where isolated gusts up to 55 mph will be possible. * TIMING...Winds will begin to increase with the passage of a cold front late tonight, then peak Friday morning through early Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered to numerous power outages will result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph for more than an hour, or frequent wind gusts between 40 to 50 mph, are expected. Winds of this magnitude are capable of knocking down trees, particularly old or weakened ones, and can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. && $$ MWS
755 WWUS72 KRAH 020852 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 352 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...STRONG, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .A Nor'easter will rapidly intensify just offshore of the northern Mid Atlantic coast today. The circulation around this deep low and an area of high pressure building in from the central U.S will result in very strong winds across central NC today through early this evening. NCZ007>011-021>028-041-043-022200- /O.UPG.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.180302T1200Z-180303T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRAH.HW.W.0001.180302T0900Z-180303T0300Z/ Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Wilson- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, New Hope, and Wilson 352 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 10 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts 35 to 45 mph. Isolated wind gusts 50 to 60 mph are possible. * TIMING...The strongest wind gusts are expected from mid morning through late afternoon across the northern Piedmont, and through early evening across the northern coastal plain. * IMPACTS...Strong winds of this magnitude will blow down large tree limbs, shallow rooted or diseased trees, and power lines. Numerous power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. Expect numerous power outages due to downed trees and power lines. Operators of high profile vehicles will encounter periods of driving difficulty. && $$ NCZ038>040-042-073>078-083>086-088-089-022200- /O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.180302T0900Z-180303T0300Z/ Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee- Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 352 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph. * TIMING...The strongest wind gusts expected from mid morning through sunset. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will blow down large tree limbs, a few trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph for more than an hour, or frequent wind gusts between 40 to 50 mph, are expected. Winds of this magnitude are capable of knocking down trees, particularly old or weakened ones, and can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. && $$
228 WWUS72 KRAH 021715 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1215 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .A Nor'easter will continue to intensify just offshore of the northern Mid Atlantic coast today. The circulation around this deep low and an area of high pressure building in from the central U.S will result in very strong winds across central NC today through early this evening. NCZ007>011-021>028-041-043-030300- /O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180303T0300Z/ Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Wilson- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, New Hope, and Wilson 1215 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Sustained northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts 35 to 45 mph are expected. Isolated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph are possible. * TIMING...The strongest wind gusts will continue through late afternoon across the northern Piedmont, and through early evening across the northern coastal plain. * IMPACTS...Strong winds of this magnitude will blow down large tree limbs, shallow rooted or diseased trees, and power lines. Numerous power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. Expect numerous power outages due to downed trees and power lines. Operators of high profile vehicles will encounter periods of driving difficulty. && $$ NCZ038>040-042-073>078-083>086-088-089-030300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180303T0300Z/ Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee- Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 1215 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Sustained northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph are expected. * TIMING...The strongest wind gusts will continue through the late afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will blow down large tree limbs, a few trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph for more than an hour, or frequent wind gusts between 40 to 50 mph, are expected. Winds of this magnitude are capable of knocking down trees, particularly old or weakened ones, and can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. && $$
827 WWUS72 KRAH 030211 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 911 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 .The flow, between a strong cyclone drifting away from the northern middle Atlantic coast and high pressure building in from the upper Midwest, will maintain breezy to windy conditions at times through Saturday. NCZ007>011-021>028-041-043-030315- /O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180303T0300Z/ Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Wilson- Including the cities of Bushy Fork, Concord, Roxboro, Surl, Oxford, Butner, Creedmoor, Dabney, Henderson, Norlina, Wise, Afton, Warrenton, Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lake Townsend, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bethesda, Durham, Research Triangle, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, New Hope, and Wilson 911 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has cancelled the High Wind Warning. It will remain windy at times through Saturday, with occasional gusts between 30 and 40 mph, but the frequency and magnitude of those gusts will be less than their peak overnight and Friday, and short of Advisory and Warning criteria. $$ NCZ038>040-042-073>078-083>086-088-089-030315- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180303T0300Z/ Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee- Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Ulah, Archdale, Trinity, Hasty, Siler City, Bynum, Moncure, Pittsboro, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, Albemarle, Plyler, Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Pekin, Badin Lake, Eldorado, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Eagle Springs, Seven Lakes, Cumnock, Gum Springs, Sanford, Tramway, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 911 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has cancelled the Wind Advisory. It will remain breezy to windy at times through Saturday, with occasional gusts up to 35 mph, but the frequency and magnitude of those gusts will be less than their peak overnight and Friday, and short of Advisory and Warning criteria. $$ MWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 3:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 15 min |
| Mar 1, 3:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 3:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 20 min |
| Mar 1, 4:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne | 70 min |
| Mar 1, 5:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 43 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2018Every wind advisory in 2018
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.