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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 9, 20214 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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
Jul 9, 2021, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Durham County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Falls Lake, NC2 TREES DOWN NEAR FALLS LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 9, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Coats Crossroads, NCONE TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SANDERS RD AND W WATSON RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 9, 6:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ese Apex, NCPOWER OUTAGE ALONG TEN-TEN ROAD DUE TO STRONG WINDS GUSTS.

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, 9.4 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1287 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

695 
WUUS52 KRAH 092124
SVRRAH
NCC063-085-101-183-092215-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0077.210709T2124Z-210709T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
524 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Harnett County in central North Carolina...
  Wake County in central North Carolina...
  Northwestern Johnston County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near RDU
  International, or near Raleigh, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported trees down in Chatham 
           County. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Angier,
  RDU International, Apex and Holly Springs.

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 3599 7844 3594 7839 3593 7837 3551 7841
      3550 7871 3552 7892 3599 7884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 273DEG 12KT 3585 7872 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CA
1 follow-up statement
604 
WWUS52 KRAH 092201
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
601 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

NCC063-085-183-092210-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210709T2215Z/
Harnett NC-Wake NC-Durham NC-
601 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT...WAKE
AND SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3551 7841 3550 7865 3550 7867 3558 7863
      3566 7853 3566 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 273DEG 12KT 3584 7857 

$$

NCC101-092215-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210709T2215Z/
Johnston NC-
601 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY...

At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Raleigh, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Clayton and Coats Crossroads. 

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 3551 7841 3550 7865 3550 7867 3558 7863
      3566 7853 3566 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 273DEG 12KT 3584 7857 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 10:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston24 hr
Jul 8, 10:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston51 hr
Jul 9, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth45 min
Jul 9, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Person54 min
Jul 9, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth61 min
Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Durham, Orange60 min
Jul 9, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance, Warren56 min
Jul 9, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery67 min
Jul 9, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Stanly61 min
Jul 9, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake62 min
Jul 9, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Wilson61 min
Jul 9, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Wilson60 min
Jul 9, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham, Lee65 min
Jul 9, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Wake61 min
Jul 9, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland60 min
Jul 9, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Orange, Wake45 min
Jul 9, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson57 min
Jul 9, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Scotland67 min
Jul 9, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHarnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne55 min
Jul 9, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth65 min
Jul 9, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Sampson64 min
Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne56 min
Jul 9, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne39 min
Jul 9, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson62 min
Jul 9, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson38 min
Jul 9, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson, Wayne49 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.