Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2021, 4:37 PM EDT for Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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 26, 2021, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2021, 5:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Forsyth County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 929 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437
WUUS52 KRAH 262037
SVRRAH
NCC067-262115-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0125.210826T2037Z-210826T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
437 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Forsyth County in central North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Germanton, or
near Walnut Cove, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public. At 435pm, a spotter reported several trees and
power lines down 3 miles north of Walkertown.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Walkertown, Rural Hall, Stanleyville, Belews Creek and Belews Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 8038 3626 8004 3622 8004 3616 8006
3619 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 176DEG 7KT 3625 8019
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Kren3 follow-up statements
252
WWUS52 KRAH 262047
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
447 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
NCC067-262115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210826T2115Z/
Forsyth NC-
447 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN FORSYTH COUNTY...
At 446 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Germanton, or
near Walnut Cove, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public. At 442 pm, the Forsyth 911 Center reported power
lines down near the 3900 block of Grubbs Rd.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Walkertown, Rural Hall, Stanleyville, Belews Creek and Belews Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 8038 3626 8004 3622 8004 3616 8006
3619 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 131DEG 1KT 3625 8022
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Kren761
WWUS52 KRAH 262055
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
455 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
NCC067-262115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210826T2115Z/
Forsyth NC-
455 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY...
At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Germanton, or
near Walnut Cove, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rural Hall, Belews Creek, Belews Lake and Stanleyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3622 8004 3622 8021 3624 8035 3626 8038
3626 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 176DEG 7KT 3627 8022
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Kren432
WWUS52 KRAH 262104
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
504 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
NCC067-262114-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210826T2115Z/
Forsyth NC-
504 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3622 8004 3622 8021 3624 8035 3626 8038
3626 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 176DEG 7KT 3629 8022
$$
KrenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 62 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.