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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2021, 1:51 PM EDT for Sampson County, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 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 20, 2021, 1:51 PM EDT (17:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
Counties Sampson County, NC, Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
269
WWUS82 KRAH 201751
SPSRAH
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
151 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
NCZ042-043-078-088-089-201830-
Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-Cumberland NC-
151 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...SAMPSON...
EASTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHERN WILSON AND SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fremont to near
Clinton. Movement was east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Deadly cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Clinton, Wilson, Mount Olive, Fremont, Walnut Creek,
Micro, Selma, Pine Level and Kenly.
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 trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 3489 7874 3519 7869 3568 7810 3571 7770
3568 7766 3557 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780
3516 7791 3517 7797 3519 7802 3519 7816
3490 7815 3480 7818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 260DEG 39KT 3553 7795 3498 7842
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 6:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 7:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 8:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Wake | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Lee | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Harnett | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland | 66 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.