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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 28, 20215 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. 2 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 28, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 28, 5:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 S Emit, NC	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND POWERLINES DOWN.
Jul 28, 5:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Kenly, NC	MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN ON ROUTE 22 IN KENLY.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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: 2446 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 613 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

651 
WUUS52 KRAH 282042
SVRRAH
NCC101-127-183-191-195-282145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0092.210728T2042Z-210728T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
442 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Wayne County in central North Carolina...
  Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina...
  East central Wake County in central North Carolina...
  Southern Wilson County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
  Zebulon, or 12 miles north of Smithfield, moving southeast at 40
  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...
  Goldsboro, Wilson, Clayton, Zebulon, Fremont, Bailey, Micro, Selma,
  Wendell and Pine Level.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3565 7855 3588 7830 3587 7828
      3582 7825 3585 7823 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 294DEG 34KT 3569 7827 

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

Kren

3 follow-up statements

477 
WWUS52 KRAH 282056
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

NCC183-282105-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210728T2145Z/
Wake NC-
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3565 7846 3580 7825 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 289DEG 31KT 3563 7819 

$$

NCC101-127-191-195-282145-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210728T2145Z/
Wayne NC-Nash NC-Wilson NC-Johnston NC-
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN NASH...SOUTHERN WILSON AND
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Bailey, or 11 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving east at 35
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...
Goldsboro, Wilson, Clayton, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Pine Level, Kenly,
Princeton and Lucama.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3565 7846 3580 7825 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 289DEG 31KT 3563 7819 

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

Kren

143 
WWUS52 KRAH 282111
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
511 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

NCC127-282120-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210728T2145Z/
Nash NC-
511 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3557 7834 3574 7816 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 295DEG 22KT 3563 7818 

$$

NCC101-191-195-282145-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210728T2145Z/
Wayne NC-Wilson NC-Johnston NC-
511 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON
COUNTIES...

At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
Bailey, or 12 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving southeast 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...
Goldsboro, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Pine Level, Kenly, Princeton,
Lucama, Stantonsburg and Black Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3557 7834 3574 7816 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 295DEG 22KT 3563 7818 

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

Green

727 
WWUS52 KRAH 282135
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
535 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

NCC101-191-195-282145-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210728T2145Z/
Wayne NC-Wilson NC-Johnston NC-
535 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN
WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM
EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3539 7780 3536 7782
      3547 7817 3557 7834 3574 7816 3564 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 294DEG 34KT 3553 7792 

$$

Green

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	28 min
Jul 28, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett	43 min
Jul 28, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake	39 min
Jul 28, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	54 min
Jul 28, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Wilson	47 min
Jul 28, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson	45 min
Jul 28, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	27 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.