Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Raleigh, NC
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 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.
- 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
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
$$
103 follow-up statements
256
WWUS52 KRAH 282005
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
405 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
NCC065-195-282030-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Edgecombe NC-Wilson NC-
405 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR EDGECOMBE AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...
At 404 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of
Farmville, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Sharpsburg, Pinetops,
Stantonsburg, Macclesfield, and Conetoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3582 7735 3583 7739 3581 7742 3580 7747
3576 7752 3557 7782 3559 7782 3559 7791
3584 7785 3591 7781 3596 7771 3594 7737
3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 255DEG 49KT 3570 7768
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
10281
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
$$
NCC065-282030-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2030Z/
Edgecombe NC-
415 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY...
At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bethel, or 8
miles east of Tarboro, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Tarboro, Princeville, Pinetops, Macclesfield and Conetoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 7735 3582 7735 3583 7739 3583 7741
3581 7742 3580 7747 3576 7752 3568 7766
3570 7769 3595 7757 3594 7737 3590 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 266DEG 28KT 3589 7741
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
10274
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
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 3:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Orange, Person | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 3:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore | 64 min |
| Mar 28, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston | 79 min |
| Mar 28, 5:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson, Scotland and 1 more | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Person | 40 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.