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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 27, 2021Harnett County, Lee County, Moore County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT for Harnett County, Lee County, Moore County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harnett County, NC, Lee County, NC, Moore County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 5:11 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Lemon Springs, NCBROADCAST MEDIA WRAL SHOWS IMAGES OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE HARNETT CO. AND LEE CO. LINE IN LEMON SPRINGS, NC.
Mar 27, 5:15 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Cameron, NCBROADCAST MEDIA WRAL SHOWS IMAGES OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE AREA OF CAMERON, NC.
Mar 27, 5:32 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ne Pineview, NCBROADCAST MEDIA WRAL SHARES IMAGES OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR BARBEQUE, NC.
Mar 27, 5:40 PM EDTHAIL 0.56 Sse Seminole, NCPUBLIC REPORTS HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WEST OF LILLINGTON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2021-03-27Temperature 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
2434 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

417 
WUUS52 KRAH 272057
SVRRAH
NCC085-105-125-272145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0022.210327T2057Z-210327T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
457 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Moore County in central North Carolina...
  Western Harnett County in central North Carolina...
  Lee County in central North Carolina...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carthage,
  moving east at 40 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...
  Sanford, Lillington, Carthage, Whispering Pines, Broadway, Vass,
  Cameron, Lemon Springs, Gum Springs and Raven Rock State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 7947 3547 7950 3558 7905 3555 7903
      3554 7902 3554 7899 3552 7897 3558 7891
      3558 7889 3540 7879 3526 7881 3526 7882
      3524 7886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 265DEG 34KT 3537 7937 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
470 
WWUS52 KRAH 272127
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
527 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

NCC085-105-125-272145-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210327T2145Z/
Moore NC-Harnett NC-Lee NC-
527 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MOORE...WESTERN HARNETT AND LEE COUNTIES...

At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Pope AFB, or 12 miles south of Sanford, moving east at 35 mph.
Another thunderstorm, capable of producing a tornado, is moving east 
at 30 to 35 mph, just south of Carthage.  

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...
Sanford, Lillington, Carthage, Whispering Pines, Broadway, Vass,
Cameron, Lemon Springs, Gum Springs and Raven Rock State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 7947 3547 7950 3558 7905 3555 7903
      3554 7902 3554 7899 3552 7897 3558 7891
      3558 7889 3540 7879 3526 7881 3526 7882
      3524 7886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 270DEG 31KT 3531 7910 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 6:39 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAHAnson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 20 more3 hr
Mar 27, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth62 min
Mar 27, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth47 min
Mar 27, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph59 min
Mar 27, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford, Orange, Randolph43 min
Mar 27, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford65 min
Mar 27, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson54 min
Mar 27, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Moore, Stanly66 min
Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham, Granville, Orange60 min
Mar 27, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph48 min
Mar 27, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHLee, Montgomery, Moore41 min
Mar 27, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Davidson, Randolph64 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery, Stanly46 min
Mar 27, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake48 min
Mar 27, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Vance, Warren60 min
Mar 27, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly38 min
Mar 27, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson47 min
Mar 27, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Sampson and 1 more48 min
Mar 27, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson45 min
Mar 27, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland37 min
Mar 27, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne, Wilson51 min
Mar 27, 6:36 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne54 min
Mar 27, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson54 min
Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland48 min
Mar 27, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson69 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.