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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 22, 20194 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2019, 4:39 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2019, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2019, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alamance County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Randolph County, NC

The radar

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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 22, 3:55 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 3:55 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 3:58 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:21 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
421 PM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019

NCZ010-011-027-222115-
Nash NC-Warren NC-Halifax NC-
421 PM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL NASH...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND HALIFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

At 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles southeast of Warrenton, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pockets of heavy rainfall will be
possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, Littleton, Weldon, Glenview, Arcola, Medoc
Mountain State Park, South Weldon, Airlie and Roanoke Rapids Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3648 7776 3649 7773 3648 7764 3644 7762
      3641 7755 3637 7755 3634 7759 3631 7757
      3630 7754 3632 7745 3632 7744 3611 7784
      3618 7802 3621 7801 3621 7811 3625 7813
      3624 7816 3625 7817 3651 7786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 236DEG 22KT 3623 7805

MORROW

Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:34 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:36 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:37 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Moore, Sampson and 2 more	71 min
Aug 22, 1:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person	63 min
Aug 22, 2:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Vance, Warren	57 min
Aug 22, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	56 min
Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Randolph, Wake	61 min
Aug 22, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Randolph	20 min
Aug 22, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Wake	38 min
Aug 22, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	69 min
Aug 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth	59 min
Aug 22, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Wake	65 min
Aug 22, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Guilford	53 min
Aug 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	54 min
Aug 22, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	56 min
Aug 22, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	38 min
Aug 22, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	66 min
Aug 22, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	65 min
Aug 22, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	42 min
Aug 22, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Randolph	53 min
Aug 22, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Bladen	61 min
Aug 22, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond	68 min
Aug 22, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	35 min
Aug 22, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	39 min
Aug 22, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	82 min
Aug 22, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Lee	19 min
Aug 22, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash	58 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.