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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 17, 2021Davidson County, Forsyth County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 8:10 PM EDT for Davidson County, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 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
Jul 17, 2021, 8:10 PM EDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Davidson County, NC, Forsyth County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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 17, 8:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Lewisville, NCA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF OLIVET CHURCH RD AND BIRCHDALE DR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 17, 8:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Rural Hall, NCMULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE 8900 BLOCK OF RED BANK RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 17, 8:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nne Walkertown, NCMULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR THE 6000 BLOCK OF SULLIVAN TOWN RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 17, 8:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ne Stanleyville, NCMULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TUTTLE RIDGE RD AND BAUX MOUNTAIN RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 995 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
995 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

936 
WUUS52 KRAH 180010
SVRRAH
NCC057-067-180100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0086.210718T0010Z-210718T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
810 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Forsyth County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Davidson County in central North Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 809 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Enon, or 7
  miles west of Winston-Salem, moving east at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Winston-Salem, Thomasville, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run,
  Lewisville, Walkertown, Rural Hall, Pfafftown and Belews Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8046 3614 8044 3621 8045 3622 8043
      3624 8045 3626 8045 3626 8004 3590 8005
      3593 8037 3596 8038 3599 8042 3601 8042
      3606 8047 3605 8048 3612 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 254DEG 23KT 3612 8039 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Kren
3 follow-up statements
274 
WWUS52 KRAH 180028
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
828 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NCC057-067-180100-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210718T0100Z/
Forsyth NC-Davidson NC-
828 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR FORSYTH AND NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTIES...

At 828 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winston-Salem,
moving east at 25 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...
Winston-Salem, Thomasville, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run,
Lewisville, Walkertown, Rural Hall, Pfafftown and Belews Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3612 8046 3614 8044 3621 8045 3622 8043
      3624 8045 3626 8045 3626 8004 3590 8005
      3593 8037 3596 8038 3599 8042 3601 8042
      3606 8047 3605 8048 3612 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 254DEG 23KT 3615 8024 

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

Kren
580 
WWUS52 KRAH 180043
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
843 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NCC057-180053-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210718T0100Z/
Davidson NC-
843 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON 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 3610 8039 3626 8036 3626 8004 3601 8005
      3603 8017 3603 8021 3601 8022 3602 8038
      3605 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 259DEG 31KT 3617 8011 

$$

NCC067-180100-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210718T0100Z/
Forsyth NC-
843 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR FORSYTH COUNTY...

At 843 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kernersville,
or 8 miles south of Walnut Cove, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 841 pm, law enforcement reported a tree 
         down on Olivette Church Rd.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Clemmons, Lewisville, Walkertown, Rural
Hall, Pfafftown, Stanleyville, Sedge Garden and Belews Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3610 8039 3626 8036 3626 8004 3601 8005
      3603 8017 3603 8021 3601 8022 3602 8038
      3605 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 259DEG 31KT 3617 8011 

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

Kren
059 
WWUS52 KRAH 180051
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
851 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NCC067-180100-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210718T0100Z/
Forsyth NC-
851 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY...

At 851 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kernersville,
or 9 miles southeast of Walnut Cove, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Walkertown, Rural Hall, Pfafftown,
Stanleyville, Sedge Garden, Belews Creek and Belews Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3610 8033 3626 8028 3626 8004 3601 8005
      3603 8017 3603 8021 3601 8022 3606 8027
      3607 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 254DEG 23KT 3619 8004 

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

Kren

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth29 min
Jul 17, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHForsyth, Guilford23 min
Jul 17, 9:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHForsyth, Guilford46 min
Jul 17, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson30 min
Jul 17, 9:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford77 min
Jul 17, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford35 min
Jul 17, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson65 min
Jul 17, 9:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Person46 min
Jul 17, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Vance, Warren42 min
Jul 18, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Wayne59 min
Jul 18, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth, Guilford66 min
Jul 18, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance, Warren62 min
Jul 18, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance, Warren61 min
Jul 18, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery and 4 more59 min
Jul 18, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham40 min
Jul 18, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Vance, Warren39 min
Jul 18, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHChatham, Davidson, Lee, Moore, Randolph55 min
Jul 18, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax54 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.