Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2018, 9:35 AM EST for 13 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 21, 2018, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018, 9:35 AM EST (14:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2018, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Wake County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 104 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
279 WWUS72 KRAH 211435 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 935 AM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...Strong south southwesterly winds will gust to around 40 or 45 mph through this evening... .Unseasonably strong low pressure will continue to migrate northward, in the lee of the central Appalachians, today. The flow around this low pressure will cause winds to rapidly strengthen through early this afternoon, then gradually lessen by this evening. NCZ011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-220300- /O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.181221T1500Z-181222T0300Z/ Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett- Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Roanoke Rapids, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 935 AM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 10 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Winds will strengthen rapidly through midday, strongest between 11 AM and 5 PM, then gradually lessen through early tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will cause tree damage, including downed limbs, and trees in saturated soil. Some power outages will result. Unsecured outdoor objects, including holiday decorations, will also blow around, or away. 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. && $$ MWS
2 follow-up statements
017 WWUS72 KRAH 211945 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 245 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...Strong south southwesterly winds will gust to around 40 or 45 mph through this evening... .Unseasonably strong low pressure will continue to migrate northward, in the lee of the central Appalachians, today. The flow around this low pressure will cause winds to rapidly strengthen through early this afternoon, then gradually lessen by this evening. NCZ011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-220300- /O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181222T0300Z/ Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett- Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Roanoke Rapids, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 245 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * TIMING...Winds will strengthen rapidly through midday, strongest between 11 AM and 5 PM, then gradually lessen through early tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph or wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected. Winds of this magnitude are capable of knocking down old or weakened trees and can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. && $$
237 WWUS72 KRAH 220015 NPWRAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Raleigh NC 715 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...Wind advisory for portions of central North Carolina has been cancelled... .Strong gusty westerly winds that reached as high as 47 mph have subsided since sunset. Gusts between 20 and 30 mph will be common through the evening hours. NCZ011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-220115- /O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181222T0300Z/ Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett- Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Roanoke Rapids, Pilot, Ingleside, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Aventon, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, Smithfield, Clayton, Flowers, Selma, Benson, Coats Crossroads, New Hope, Wilson, Dunn, Anderson Creek, Timberlake, Duncan, Erwin, Angier, Lillington, Goldsboro, Laurel Hill, Laurinburg, Antioch, Ashley Heights, Raeford, Rockfish, Silver City, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Clinton 715 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Raleigh has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Breezy west southwest winds have subsided since sunset. Thus, the wind advisory for the eastern sections of central North Carolina has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 10:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 13 hr |
| Dec 21, 12:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 30 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Davie | 27 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 61 min |
| Dec 21, 3:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee | 65 min |
| Dec 21, 3:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 57 min |
| Dec 21, 3:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 50 min |
| Dec 21, 3:44 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Halifax, Northampton | 26 days |
| Dec 21, 4:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Nash | 52 min |
| Dec 21, 4:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 57 min |
| Dec 21, 5:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 54 min |
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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.