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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 7, 2019Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2019, 8:35 PM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2019, 8:35 PM EDT (00:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC

County Wayne County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 6:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
249 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NCZ040>042-076-077-071945-
Johnston NC-Lee NC-Chatham NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-
249 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HARNETT...LEE...
SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...WEST CENTRAL JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sanford, moving east at 20 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Heavy rain and deadly cloud to ground lightning will also be
possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sanford, Lillington, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Holly Springs,
Coats, Broadway, Lemon Springs and Gum Springs.

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.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3538 7926 3562 7919 3568 7872 3567 7853
      3537 7861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 258DEG 17KT 3552 7907

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:26 PM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 3:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 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 7, 8:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	56 min
Aug 7, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Randolph	30 min
Aug 7, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Randolph	20 min
Aug 7, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Stanly	65 min
Aug 7, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond	65 min
Aug 7, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	16 min
Aug 7, 10:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	66 min
Aug 7, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more	62 min
Aug 7, 11:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Lee, Moore	45 min
Aug 7, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	67 min
Aug 7, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake	47 min
Aug 7, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham	53 min
Aug 8, 12:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	42 min
Aug 8, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	77 min
Aug 8, 12:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Wake	76 min
Aug 8, 12:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	58 min
Aug 8, 12:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne, Wilson	53 min
Aug 8, 1:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wilson	64 min
Aug 8, 1:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.