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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 29, 2021Harnett County, Johnston County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT for Harnett County, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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: May 29, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 29, 4:43 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Coats Crossroads, NC	TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR OLD MILL DR. AND WIGGINS RD.
May 29, 4:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Coats Crossroads, NC	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A BARN DUE TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
May 29, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Coats Crossroads, NC	SEVERAL TREES REPORTED TOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NC HIGHWAY 210 AND NC-50 N.
May 29, 5:16 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 S Flowers, NC	TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PRICKET LANE AND POWHATAN RD.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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: 111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

783 
WUUS52 KRAH 292030
SVRRAH
NCC085-101-292115-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0063.210529T2030Z-210529T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
430 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
  Central Johnston County in central North Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Angier, or 7
  miles northeast of Lillington, moving east at 20 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...
  Smithfield, Angier, Selma, Coats, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Coats
  Crossroads and Buies Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3540 7821 3539 7878 3555 7883 3555 7881
      3552 7871 3559 7862 3566 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 261DEG 18KT 3547 7872 

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

PWB

2 follow-up statements

020 
WWUS52 KRAH 292044
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
444 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

NCC085-101-292115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210529T2115Z/
Harnett NC-Johnston NC-
444 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HARNETT AND CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

At 443 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of 
Lillington, moving east at 20 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...
Smithfield, Angier, Selma, Coats, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Coats
Crossroads and Buies Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3540 7821 3539 7878 3555 7883 3555 7881
      3552 7871 3559 7862 3566 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 261DEG 18KT 3548 7864 

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

PWB

256 
WWUS52 KRAH 292107
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
507 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

NCC085-292117-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210529T2115Z/
Harnett NC-
507 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

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

LAT...LON 3541 7856 3556 7863 3563 7843 3566 7826
      3543 7822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 254DEG 26KT 3550 7844 

$$

NCC101-292115-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210529T2115Z/
Johnston NC-
507 PM EDT Sat May 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY...

At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithfield,
moving east at 30 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...
Smithfield, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level and Coats Crossroads. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3541 7856 3556 7863 3563 7843 3566 7826
      3543 7822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 254DEG 26KT 3550 7844 

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

PWB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person	54 min
May 29, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	56 min
May 29, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Orange	55 min
May 29, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Guilford	38 min
May 29, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Randolph	45 min
May 29, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	62 min
May 29, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	54 min
May 29, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Randolph	60 min
May 29, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	46 min
May 29, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett, Lee	56 min
May 29, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Lee, Moore	52 min
May 29, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery	56 min
May 29, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Wayne, Wilson	39 min
May 29, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston	47 min
May 29, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore	63 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.