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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2020, 3:32 PM EDT for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 58 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
- Aug 9, 2020, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2020, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Cumberland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 9, 2:49 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:49 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 8:06 AM EDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 806 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-101215- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake- Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson- Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 806 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:32 PM EDT, 2 hours before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 132 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 NCZ023-040-091815- Chatham NC-Alamance NC- 132 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ALAMANCE AND NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Siler City, moving east at 15 mph. Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain and minor flooding will also be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Siler City, Staley, Sutphin, Saxapahaw and Snow Camp. 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. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning, especially in urban areas where prolonged heavy rain can quickly lead to flooding. && LAT...LON 3569 7925 3568 7955 3588 7954 3596 7929 TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 255DEG 15KT 3577 7948 23
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:17 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
317 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020
NCZ076-077-092015-
Lee NC-Harnett NC-
317 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HARNETT AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southeast of Sanford, moving east at 20 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Sanford, Lillington, Dunn, Angier, Erwin, Coats, Broadway, Lemon
Springs, Gum Springs and Raven Rock State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 3521 7915 3524 7917 3527 7922 3531 7919
3533 7922 3552 7923 3552 7898 3558 7891
3552 7870 3550 7868 3550 7866 3533 7853
3530 7858 3527 7858 3525 7862 3527 7872
3526 7880 3524 7887 3523 7888 3519 7910
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 273DEG 19KT 3535 7904Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
332 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020
NCZ088-089-092030-
Sampson NC-Cumberland NC-
332 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Pope AFB, or 7 miles northeast of Fort Bragg, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Godwin, Pope AFB, Hope Mills, Spring Lake,
Eastover, Roseboro, Stedman and Wade.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This thunderstorm is producing deadly cloud to ground lightning.
Seek shelter indoors and stay away from windows. If you cannot seek
shelter indoors, an enclosed vehicle can provide safe shelter.
Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead of an approaching
storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind.
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LAT...LON 3518 7909 3522 7899 3523 7888 3524 7887
3526 7880 3527 7872 3526 7870 3524 7854
3490 7836 3485 7852 3485 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 323DEG 12KT 3519 7888The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 52 min |
| Aug 8, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 10:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 1:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 1:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 3:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 81 min |
| Aug 9, 4:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Lee | 58 min |
| Aug 9, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston | 40 min |
| Aug 9, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 55 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2020Every special weather statement 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.