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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 3, 202131 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this frost advisory at Apr 3, 2021, 9:43 AM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 4, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2021, 9:43 AM EDT (13:43 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties

Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

855 
WWUS72 KRAH 031343
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
943 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-032145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.210404T0600Z-210404T1300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, 
Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington,
Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, 
Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, 
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, 
Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, 
Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, 
Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, 
Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro,
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, 
Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, 
Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
943 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 to 36 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...All of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures are expected to be in the 40s
  Monday morning, removing any threat of frost.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

JD/JT
5 follow-up statements
546 
WWUS72 KRAH 031833
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
233 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-040300-
/O.CON.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.210404T0600Z-210404T1300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, 
Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington,
Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, 
Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, 
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, 
Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, 
Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, 
Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, 
Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro,
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, 
Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, 
Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
233 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 to 36 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...All of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures are expected to be in the 
  40s Monday morning, removing any threat of frost.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

JJT
442 
WWUS72 KRAH 040112
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
912 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-041300-
/O.CON.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.210404T0600Z-210404T1300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, 
Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington,
Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, 
Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, 
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, 
Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, 
Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, 
Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, 
Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro,
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, 
Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, 
Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
912 PM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 to 36 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...All of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
978 
WWUS72 KRAH 040745
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
345 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-041300-
/O.CON.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210404T1300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, 
Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington,
Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, 
Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, 
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, 
Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, 
Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, 
Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, 
Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro,
Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, 
Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, 
Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
345 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...All of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...Through 9 AM EDT today.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Steps should already have been taken to protect tender plants 
from the cold.

&&

$$
108 
WWUS72 KRAH 041204
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
804 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

NCZ010-011-022-026>028-043-078-088-089-041315-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210404T1300Z/
Warren-Halifax-Guilford-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wilson-Wayne-
Cumberland-Sampson-
Including the cities of Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, 
Enfield, Scotland Neck, Greensboro, High Point, Louisburg, 
Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, 
Princeville, Wilson, Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, 
Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
804 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have increased above 36 degrees, therefore the frost
advisory has been cancelled.

$$

NCZ007>009-021-023>025-038>042-073>077-083>086-041315-
/O.CON.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210404T1300Z/
Person-Granville-Vance-Forsyth-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-
Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-
Harnett-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Winston-Salem, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, 
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, 
Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, 
Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, 
Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, 
Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, 
Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, 
Ellerbe, Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, and Raeford
804 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...All of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...Through 9 AM EDT today.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

JJT
340 
WWUS72 KRAH 041251
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
851 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

NCZ007>009-021-023>025-038>042-073>077-083>086-041400-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210404T1300Z/
Person-Granville-Vance-Forsyth-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-
Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-
Harnett-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, 
Kittrell, Winston-Salem, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, 
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, 
Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, 
Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, 
Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, 
Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, 
Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, 
Ellerbe, Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, and Raeford
851 AM EDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures have risen into the low 40s for most areas, therefore
the Frost Advisory will be allowed to expire at 9 AM.

$$

JJT

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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.