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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT for Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 57 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
- Jun 4, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 4, 8:09 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 8:09 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 353 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-085-086-088-089-052000- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash- Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne- Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 353 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible this afternoon and evening. The primary threat is damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ021>023-038-039-073-074-083-084-052000- Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Davidson-Randolph-Stanly-Montgomery-Anson- Richmond- 353 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
443 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
NCZ008>011-026-027-042145-
Nash NC-Franklin NC-Vance NC-Warren NC-Halifax NC-Granville NC-
443 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN VANCE...
CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHERN NASH...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...NORTHWESTERN
HALIFAX AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Littleton to 6 miles
north of Louisburg to Butner. Movement was east at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Roanoke Rapids, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Warrenton, Halifax, Butner,
Franklinton, Littleton, Kittrell and Bunn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
40 mph are capable of knocking down tree limbs and blowing
around light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7777 3648 7764 3644 7762 3641 7755
3637 7755 3634 7759 3631 7757 3614 7771
3582 7825 3590 7831 3591 7835 3593 7835
3598 7843 3608 7869 3607 7876 3614 7881
3628 7841 3651 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 290DEG 18KT 3645 7795 3619 7827 3613 7875
10Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
553 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
NCZ011-042300-
Halifax NC-
553 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Halifax, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Halifax and Tillery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
40 mph are capable of knocking down tree limbs and blowing around
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3608 7732 3631 7769 3636 7759 3631 7757
3630 7754 3632 7744 3629 7741 3626 7741
3624 7738 3621 7738 3618 7731 3617 7731
3617 7729 3616 7727 3614 7726 3613 7725
3612 7725 3612 7724 3611 7724 3610 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 299DEG 19KT 3630 7756
10Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
602 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
NCZ027-028-043-042300-
Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Wilson NC-
602 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NASH...SOUTHERN
EDGECOMBE AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
At 602 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Nashville, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Nashville, Wilson, Elm City, Dortches, Sharpsburg,
Pinetops, Macclesfield, Saratoga and Conetoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
40 mph are capable of knocking down tree limbs and blowing around
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3580 7747 3576 7752 3560 7777 3589 7805
3602 7790 3582 7741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 306DEG 19KT 3591 7793
10Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
659 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
NCZ011-042330-
Halifax NC-
659 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
about 9 miles south of Rich Square, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Scotland Neck.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around light outdoor objects.
Doppler radar has indicated weak rotation with this storm. If the
storm intensifies and rotation strengthens, a warning may need to be
issued.
&&
LAT...LON 3609 7731 3603 7738 3618 7743 3621 7739
3619 7735 3619 7733 3617 7731 3617 7729
3616 7727 3614 7726 3614 7725 3612 7725
3612 7724 3611 7724 3610 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 309DEG 15KT 3613 7730
10Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
738 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
NCZ027-042-043-050045-
Nash NC-Johnston NC-Wilson NC-
738 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN NASH...
WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Zebulon to near Wilson
to 6 miles southeast of Elm City. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.
Wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible with these storms.
Heavy rain and minor flooding and deadly cloud to ground lightning
will also be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Wilson, Bailey, Kenly, Lucama, Middlesex, Stantonsburg, Black Creek,
Saratoga, Sims and Flowers.
LAT...LON 3557 7782 3559 7782 3559 7800 3560 7806
3557 7807 3562 7836 3570 7842 3575 7838
3580 7829 3580 7800 3577 7775 3568 7766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 314DEG 7KT 3576 7828 3576 7795 3573 7779
26Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 104 min |
| Jun 4, 10:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 63 min |
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Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021
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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.