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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 30, 2019Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2019, 8:13 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Sampson 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: May 30, 2019, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2019, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1381 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1359 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.7

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The text

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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 May 30, 8:07 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 8:07 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 4:39 AM EDT, 15 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
439 AM EDT Thu May 30 2019

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-073>076-083-084-310930-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
439 AM EDT Thu May 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hot temperatures peaking in the lower to mid 90s are expected again
today. People are encouraged to reduce time spent outdoors, take
frequent breaks in air conditioning or shade, and stay well
hydrated.

In addition, the combination of low humidity, gusty winds, and very
dry tree litter and other fuels will increase the risk of adverse
fire behavior today. Extra caution should be exercised during any
outdoor burning.

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

Strong storms are possible Friday afternoon through early evening.
Wind gusts over 50 mph and large hail are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-310930-
Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
439 AM EDT Thu May 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hot temperatures peaking in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees are
expected again today. People are encouraged to greatly reduce time
spent outdoors, take frequent breaks in air conditioning or shade,
and stay well hydrated.

In addition, the combination of gusty winds and very dry tree litter
and other fuels will increase the risk of adverse fire behavior
today. Extra caution should be exercised during any outdoor burning.

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

Strong storms are possible Friday afternoon through early evening.
Wind gusts over 50 mph and large hail are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 5:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
545 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

NCZ042-043-078-302245-
Johnston NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
545 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...EASTERN
WILSON AND EAST CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Smithfield, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wilson, Fremont, Princeton, Lucama, Stantonsburg, Black Creek,
Pikeville, Saratoga, Eureka and Nahunta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3550 7783 3540 7817 3549 7824
      3583 7776 3574 7772 3568 7766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 240DEG 26KT 3548 7816

JFD

Special weather statement, May 30, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
620 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-302315-
Scotland NC-Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Hoke NC-Harnett NC-Wayne NC-
Cumberland NC-
620 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SCOTLAND...NORTHWESTERN
WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...HARNETT...CUMBERLAND...JOHNSTON AND
HOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of
Goldsboro to near Laurinburg. Movement was east at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Laurinburg, Smithfield, Raeford, Lillington, Fort
Bragg, Dunn, Benson, Godwin and Pope AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3475 7961 3478 7965 3486 7960 3517 7915
      3517 7910 3520 7911 3539 7899 3550 7872
      3570 7831 3545 7801 3493 7899 3495 7904
      3483 7919 3484 7935 3481 7935 3472 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 252DEG 26KT 3545 7814 3480 7951

JFD

Special weather statement, May 30, 7:14 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 7:37 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 8:13 PM EDT, 0 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
May 31, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	65 min
May 31, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	59 min
May 31, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth	55 min
May 31, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	60 min
May 31, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford	66 min
May 31, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford	49 min
May 31, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Nash, Wake	45 min
May 31, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person	56 min
May 31, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Wilson	49 min
May 31, 5:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford	24 min
May 31, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Randolph	47 min
May 31, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Orange	44 min
May 31, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Warren	56 min
May 31, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	54 min
May 31, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	50 min
May 31, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Wake	63 min
May 31, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	38 min
May 31, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson	39 min
May 31, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Lee, Wake	64 min
May 31, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Nash	47 min
May 31, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Johnston, Wake	62 min
May 31, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	39 min
May 31, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	67 min
May 31, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	56 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.