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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 27, 2021Johnston County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 6:24 PM EDT for Johnston County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Johnston County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 27, 6:43 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Kenly, NC	SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTEDL QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR KENLY, NC.
Mar 27, 6:43 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Kenly, NC	SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR KENLY, NC.
Mar 27, 7:05 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	3 Se Pikeville, NC	PUBLIC ESTIMATED PENNY SIZE HAIL SOUTHEAST OF PIKEVILLE.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 27, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -315 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WUUS52 KRAH 272224
SVRRAH
NCC101-191-195-272315-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0026.210327T2224Z-210327T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Wayne County in central North Carolina...
  Southern Wilson County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 623 PM EDT, two severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from near Smithfield to near Benson, moving east at 30 
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Goldsboro, Smithfield, Mount Olive, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Micro,
  Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level and Kenly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780 3534 7782
      3517 7784 3515 7790 3517 7793 3517 7797
      3519 7802 3518 7807 3519 7816 3521 7817
      3523 7824 3529 7830 3526 7840 3531 7854
      3535 7854 3566 7825 3567 7815 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 273DEG 26KT 3555 7830 3537 7846 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

841 
WWUS52 KRAH 272253
SVSRAH

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

NCC101-195-272301-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Wilson NC-Johnston NC-
653 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WILSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central North Carolina. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 1000 PM EDT for central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3517 7784 3515 7789 3515 7790
      3517 7793 3517 7797 3519 7802 3518 7807
      3519 7816 3521 7817 3523 7824 3529 7830
      3532 7827 3532 7824 3535 7815 3542 7816
      3560 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 276DEG 30KT 3549 7801 3531 7810 

$$

NCC191-272315-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Wayne NC-
653 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR WAYNE COUNTY...

At 651 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fremont to 8 miles north of Mount Olive, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Pikeville, Eureka, Seven Springs, 
Mar-Mac, and Nahunta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! For your protection move to an 
interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3517 7784 3515 7789 3515 7790
      3517 7793 3517 7797 3519 7802 3518 7807
      3519 7816 3521 7817 3523 7824 3529 7830
      3532 7827 3532 7824 3535 7815 3542 7816
      3560 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 276DEG 30KT 3549 7801 3531 7810 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 6:39 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 20 more	3 hr
Mar 27, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	62 min
Mar 27, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth	47 min
Mar 27, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Guilford, Randolph	59 min
Mar 27, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Orange, Randolph	43 min
Mar 27, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford	65 min
Mar 27, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	54 min
Mar 27, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Moore, Stanly	66 min
Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange	60 min
Mar 27, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph	48 min
Mar 27, 4:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Lee, Montgomery, Moore	41 min
Mar 27, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Randolph	64 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Stanly	46 min
Mar 27, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake	48 min
Mar 27, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Vance, Warren	60 min
Mar 27, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Lee, Moore	48 min
Mar 27, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly	38 min
Mar 27, 5:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson	47 min
Mar 27, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Sampson and 1 more	48 min
Mar 27, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	45 min
Mar 27, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland	37 min
Mar 27, 6:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne	54 min
Mar 27, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson	54 min
Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	48 min
Mar 27, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	69 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.