Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2021, 10:01 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. 5 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
- Jul 1, 2021, 10:01 PM EDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 10:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 N Rdu International, NC | ASOS STATION KRDU RALEIGH DURHAM. |
| Jul 1, 10:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Rdu International, NC | ONE TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF OLD HORSEMAN TRAIL AND KEMP RD. |
| Jul 1, 10:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Purnell, NC | TREE FELL ACROSS STONY HILL RD. |
| Jul 1, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Franklinton, NC | TREES FELL DOWN ON POWER LINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD FRANKLINTON RD AND SUITT STORE RD. |
| Jul 1, 10:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Bahama, NC | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JOHNSON MILL RD AND S LOWELL 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 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 541 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KRAH 020201
SVRRAH
NCC063-069-077-181-183-020245-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0074.210702T0201Z-210702T0245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1001 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Vance County in central North Carolina...
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Central Wake County in central North Carolina...
Durham County in central North Carolina...
Western Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1000 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Durham to near Raleigh to 6 miles northwest of
Benson, moving north at 80 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Butner,
Zebulon, Franklinton and Kittrell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3622 7829 3583 7824 3582 7826 3574 7838
3568 7855 3580 7863 3586 7891 3587 7891
3588 7901 3623 7894 3624 7888 3624 7880
3625 7880 3629 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 201DEG 68KT 3596 7893 3587 7868 3543 7865
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GIH2 follow-up statements
934
WWUS52 KRAH 020222
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1022 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021
NCC063-069-077-181-183-020245-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210702T0245Z/
Vance NC-Granville NC-Wake NC-Durham NC-Franklin NC-
1022 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...CENTRAL WAKE...
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 1022 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northeast of Rougemont to near Kittrell to 7
miles north of Clayton, moving north at 80 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Butner, Zebulon,
Franklinton, Kittrell and Bunn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3622 7829 3583 7824 3582 7826 3574 7838
3568 7855 3580 7863 3585 7886 3596 7883
3617 7880 3625 7880 3629 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 201DEG 68KT 3628 7878 3619 7853 3575 7850
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GIH498
WWUS52 KRAH 020243
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1043 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021
NCC063-069-077-181-183-020250-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210702T0245Z/
Vance NC-Granville NC-Wake NC-Durham NC-Franklin NC-
1043 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHERN
GRANVILLE...CENTRAL WAKE...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND WESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. A new warning has
been issued for eastern portions of this warning area and for areas
to the east and northeast.
LAT...LON 3622 7829 3583 7824 3582 7826 3574 7838
3568 7855 3580 7863 3585 7886 3596 7883
3617 7880 3625 7880 3629 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 201DEG 68KT 3659 7863 3650 7838 3606 7835
$$
GreenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore, Scotland | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Wake | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and 2 more | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 11:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 9:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wilson | 116 min |
| Jul 2, 10:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 32 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.