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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2020, 8:51 PM EDT for Richmond County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 22, 2020, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Richmond County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 536 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 238 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 NCZ009>011-026>028-043-231845- Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wilson- 238 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, with damaging wind gusts the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and evening of both Tuesday and Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ007-008-021>025-038>042-073>078-083>086-088-089-231845- Person-Granville-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson- Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett- Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 238 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and evening of both Tuesday and Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
650 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020
NCZ073-074-222345-
Stanly NC-Montgomery NC-
650 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020
...A DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND STANLY COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM
EDT...
At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Plyler, or 11 miles southwest of Albemarle, moving
east at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Albemarle, Troy, Badin Lake, Plyler, Locust, Norwood, Badin, Oakboro,
Stanfield and Richfield.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3550 8029 3551 7996 3543 7983 3525 7986
3521 8016 3521 8026 3517 8035 3518 8037
3517 8043 3526 8045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 254DEG 19KT 3527 8036
26Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
728 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020
NCZ042-043-078-230030-
Johnston NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
728 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020
...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...
SOUTHEASTERN WILSON AND SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM
EDT...
At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers and
strong thunderstorms 10 miles west of Fremont, or 10 miles east of
Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Smithfield, Mount Olive, Wilson, Fremont, Walnut Creek,
Micro, Selma, Pine Level and Kenly.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 7779 3557 7782 3543 7783 3540 7780
3518 7784 3515 7790 3517 7793 3527 7829
3529 7830 3528 7833 3531 7844 3562 7829
3581 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 248DEG 22KT 3556 7816
CCLocal storm report, Jun 22, 8:00 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
800 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW ALBEMARLE 35.35N 80.23W
06/22/2020 STANLY NC 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS STANLY
COUNTY.
&&
CCSpecial weather statement, Jun 22, 8:20 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 67 min |
| Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 67 min |
| Jun 22, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 23 min |
| Jun 22, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 46 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.