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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 22, 2020Richmond County, North Carolina

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2020-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 536 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2020-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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, Jun 22, 2:38 PM EDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
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

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Special 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

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Local 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.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:20 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph59 min
Jun 22, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne55 min
Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHScotland41 min
Jun 22, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore67 min
Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham58 min
Jun 22, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMoore66 min
Jun 22, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Scotland61 min
Jun 22, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston67 min
Jun 22, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Hoke60 min
Jun 22, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston23 min
Jun 22, 11:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston38 min
Jun 22, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.