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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 4, 2019Granville County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT for Granville County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

County Granville County, NC

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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 Aug 4, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 12:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

NCZ007-008-021>025-038>040-051645-
Person-Granville-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-
Randolph-Chatham-
1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Clusters of thunderstorms will produce scattered wind damage over
the western NC Piedmont Monday afternoon into early Monday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ009>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-088-089-051645-
Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-
Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson-
1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms Monday afternoon into early Monday evening will pose a
risk of damaging wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ073>076-083>086-051645-
Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Slow moving storms may produce localized flooding in urban and
typically flood prone areas this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Clusters of thunderstorms will produce scattered wind damage over
the southern and western NC Piedmont Monday afternoon into early
Monday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 11:35 AM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
433 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

NCZ008-042100-
Granville NC-
433 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2019

...A STRONG SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GRANVILLE
COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

At 432 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oxford, moving southwest at 10 mph.

Pea size hail, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and heavy rainfall which may
lead to pockets of localized flooding will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Oxford.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3633 7851 3622 7858 3630 7875 3645 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 039DEG 7KT 3632 7862

MORROW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 11:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson55 min
Aug 4, 1:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson3 hr
Aug 4, 4:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Randolph65 min
Aug 4, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson52 min
Aug 4, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Halifax36 min
Aug 4, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne38 min
Aug 4, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Halifax108 min
Aug 4, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson61 min
Aug 4, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson3 hr
Aug 4, 7:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Wilson3 hr

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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.