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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 28, 2021Cumberland County, Hoke County, Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Hoke County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 6:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ne Rockfish, NCTREES REPORTED DOWN AT RAYCONDA AND FAIRFOREST ROAD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 28, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2021-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1406 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 2021-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
1406 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

546 
WUUS52 KRAH 282145
SVRRAH
NCC051-093-163-282230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0094.210728T2145Z-210728T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Sampson County in central North Carolina...
  Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
  Northeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 545 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles east of Southern Pines to near Fort Bragg to
  near Godwin, moving southeast at 15 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...
  Fayetteville, Clinton, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Godwin, Pope AFB, Hope
  Mills, Eastover, Roseboro and Stedman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3489 7893 3492 7896 3495 7903 3492 7908
      3495 7922 3516 7933 3521 7924 3519 7918
      3517 7914 3518 7913 3517 7913 3517 7910
      3519 7910 3516 7897 3525 7865 3525 7862
      3529 7852 3498 7819 3485 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 327DEG 15KT 3521 7928 3514 7895 3524 7859 

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

Green
1 follow-up statement
236 
WWUS52 KRAH 282217
SVSRAH

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

NCC051-093-163-282230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210728T2230Z/
Sampson NC-Cumberland NC-Hoke NC-
617 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SAMPSON...CUMBERLAND AND NORTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTIES...

At 616 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Raeford to near Fayetteville to 11
miles southeast of Godwin, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported trees down near Fayetteville.

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

Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Clinton, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Eastover,
Roseboro, Stedman, Wade and Salemburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3489 7893 3492 7896 3495 7903 3492 7908
      3495 7922 3513 7930 3514 7894 3522 7849
      3498 7819 3485 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 327DEG 15KT 3510 7919 3503 7886 3513 7850 

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

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett28 min
Jul 28, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHarnett43 min
Jul 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake39 min
Jul 28, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne, Wilson63 min
Jul 28, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHScotland54 min
Jul 28, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson47 min
Jul 28, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson27 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.