Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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 18, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Stanly County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 562 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
277 WUUS52 KRAH 182213 SVRRAH NCC123-125-151-167-182300- /O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0008.210318T2213Z-210318T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 613 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Moore County in central North Carolina... Northern Montgomery County in central North Carolina... South central Randolph County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Badin Lake, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Troy, North Carolina Zoo, Badin Lake, Biscoe, Seagrove, Badin, Star, Steeds and Eldorado. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North Carolina. 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 3529 8013 3543 8022 3566 7971 3534 7959 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 248DEG 28KT 3538 8009 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ JD
2 follow-up statements
498
WWUS52 KRAH 182225
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
625 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC167-182234-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210318T2300Z/
Stanly NC-
625 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STANLY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3566 7971 3538 7961 3534 8005 3535 8007
3536 8007 3537 8005 3539 8007 3540 8009
3542 8009 3543 8010 3544 8010 3545 8011
3547 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 248DEG 28KT 3541 7999
$$
NCC123-125-151-182300-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210318T2300Z/
Moore NC-Montgomery NC-Randolph NC-
625 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...
At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Troy, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Troy, North Carolina Zoo, Badin Lake, Biscoe, Seagrove, Star, Steeds,
Eldorado, Morrow Mountain State Park and Lake Tillery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
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 3566 7971 3538 7961 3534 8005 3535 8007
3536 8007 3537 8005 3539 8007 3540 8009
3542 8009 3543 8010 3544 8010 3545 8011
3547 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 248DEG 28KT 3541 7999
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JD477
WWUS52 KRAH 182302
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
702 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC123-125-151-182311-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210318T2300Z/
Moore NC-Montgomery NC-Randolph NC-
702 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND SOUTH CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Southeastern Randolph County until 745 PM.
LAT...LON 3566 7971 3538 7961 3534 8005 3535 8007
3536 8007 3537 8005 3539 8007 3540 8009
3542 8009 3543 8010 3544 8010 3545 8011
3547 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 270DEG 28KT 3551 7968
$$
JDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 5:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Randolph | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax, Vance, Warren | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 63 min |
| Mar 18, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 64 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.