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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 28, 2021Edgecombe County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 3:50 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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 28, 2021, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 184 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-190 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

516 
WUUS52 KRAH 281950
SVRRAH
NCC065-195-282030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0032.210328T1950Z-210328T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
350 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Edgecombe County in central North Carolina...
  Wilson County in central North Carolina...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wilson, or 18
  miles west of Farmville, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Wilson, Elm City, Princeville, Sharpsburg,
  Pinetops, Lucama, Stantonsburg and Black Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 7735 3583 7739 3581 7742 3580 7747
      3576 7752 3557 7782 3559 7782 3559 7800
      3560 7806 3578 7805 3584 7790 3584 7785
      3591 7781 3596 7771 3594 7737 3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 255DEG 49KT 3565 7792 

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

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3 follow-up statements
256 
WWUS52 KRAH 282005
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
405 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCC065-195-282030-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Edgecombe NC-Wilson NC-
405 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR EDGECOMBE AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...

At 404 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of
Farmville, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Sharpsburg, Pinetops, 
Stantonsburg, Macclesfield, and Conetoe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 7735 3583 7739 3581 7742 3580 7747
      3576 7752 3557 7782 3559 7782 3559 7791
      3584 7785 3591 7781 3596 7771 3594 7737
      3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 255DEG 49KT 3570 7768 

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

10
281 
WWUS52 KRAH 282015
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
415 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCC195-282025-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Wilson NC-
415 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3587 7735 3582 7735 3583 7739 3583 7741
      3581 7742 3580 7747 3576 7752 3568 7766
      3570 7769 3595 7757 3594 7737 3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 266DEG 28KT 3589 7741 

$$

NCC065-282030-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Edgecombe NC-
415 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY...

At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bethel, or 8
miles east of Tarboro, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tarboro, Princeville, Pinetops, Macclesfield and Conetoe. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

&&

LAT...LON 3587 7735 3582 7735 3583 7739 3583 7741
      3581 7742 3580 7747 3576 7752 3568 7766
      3570 7769 3595 7757 3594 7737 3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 266DEG 28KT 3589 7741 

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

10
274 
WWUS52 KRAH 282026
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
426 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCC065-282036-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Edgecombe NC-
426 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

LAT...LON 3587 7735 3582 7735 3583 7739 3583 7741
      3581 7742 3580 7747 3576 7752 3568 7766
      3570 7769 3595 7757 3594 7737 3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 255DEG 49KT 3589 7741 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 2:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Montgomery, Stanly66 min
Mar 28, 2:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph66 min
Mar 28, 3:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Orange, Person66 min
Mar 28, 3:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore64 min
Mar 28, 4:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Johnston79 min
Mar 28, 5:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Wake51 min
Mar 28, 6:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren66 min
Mar 28, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore36 min
Mar 28, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin33 min
Mar 28, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake36 min
Mar 28, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake30 min
Mar 28, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Nash39 min
Mar 28, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash59 min
Mar 28, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson, Scotland and 1 more57 min
Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Sampson, Wayne61 min
Mar 28, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth29 min
Mar 28, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford60 min
Mar 28, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Randolph61 min
Mar 28, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly59 min
Mar 28, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Person40 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.