Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2021, 10:46 AM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 26, 2021, 10:46 AM EDT (14:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chatham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Lee County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
293
WUUS52 KRAH 261446
SVRRAH
NCC037-069-105-127-183-261530-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0014.210326T1446Z-210326T1530Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1046 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Lee County in central North Carolina...
Wake County in central North Carolina...
Southeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 1046 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles
southeast of Pittsboro, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Zebulon, Bunn, Apex, Holly
Springs, Morrisville and Knightdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3607 7821 3583 7807 3577 7825 3582 7826
3569 7848 3557 7887 3558 7891 3553 7896
3550 7906 3567 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 244DEG 56KT 3563 7901
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Green3 follow-up statements
516
WWUS52 KRAH 261459
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1059 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
NCC037-105-261509-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T1530Z/
Lee NC-Chatham NC-
1059 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3607 7821 3583 7807 3577 7825 3582 7826
3569 7848 3557 7887 3565 7897 3577 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 243DEG 53KT 3568 7884
$$
NCC069-127-183-261530-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T1530Z/
Nash NC-Wake NC-Franklin NC-
1059 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...WAKE AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 1059 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cary, moving
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Zebulon, Bunn, Apex, Holly
Springs, Morrisville and Knightdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3607 7821 3583 7807 3577 7825 3582 7826
3569 7848 3557 7887 3565 7897 3577 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 243DEG 53KT 3568 7884
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Green142
WWUS52 KRAH 261515
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1115 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
NCC069-127-183-261530-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T1530Z/
Nash NC-Wake NC-Franklin NC-
1115 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...EAST CENTRAL WAKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN
COUNTIES...
At 1114 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Raleigh,
moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Garner, Zebulon, Bunn, Knightdale, Wendell, Rolesville,
Middlesex and Pilot.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 7820 3583 7807 3577 7825 3582 7826
3569 7848 3566 7858 3581 7872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 244DEG 56KT 3577 7856
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Green727
WWUS52 KRAH 261529
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1129 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
NCC069-127-183-261538-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210326T1530Z/
Nash NC-Wake NC-Franklin NC-
1129 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...EAST
CENTRAL WAKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130
AM EDT...
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 will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.
LAT...LON 3605 7820 3583 7807 3577 7825 3582 7826
3569 7848 3566 7858 3581 7872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 244DEG 56KT 3576 7860
$$
GreenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange | 42 min |
| Mar 26, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 85 min |
| Mar 26, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly, Wake | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 11:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Moore | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 66 min |
| Mar 26, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Lee, Moore | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 58 min |
| Mar 26, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 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.