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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 20, 2021Harnett County, Lee County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2021, 3:21 PM EDT for Harnett County, Lee 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, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Harnett County, NC, Lee County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-203 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
746 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

873 
WWUS82 KRAH 201921
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
321 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
 
NCZ040>042-075>077-202000-
Lee NC-Johnston NC-Chatham NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-Moore NC-
321 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MOORE...
HARNETT...LEE...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...WEST CENTRAL JOHNSTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of
Goldston to 7 miles south of Sanford to near Lillington. Movement was
northeast at 45 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Deadly cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Sanford, Lillington, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Goldston, Holly Springs,
Broadway, Vass, Cameron and Seaforth Boat Dock.

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
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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 7953 3577 7903 3549 7854 3518 7917
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 239DEG 40KT 3548 7940 3537 7916 3543 7889 

$$

np

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 6:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke, Scotland38 min
Jun 20, 7:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke53 min
Jun 20, 8:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland52 min
Jun 20, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett61 min
Jun 20, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson, Wayne39 min
Jun 20, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson, Wayne38 min
Jun 20, 2:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHSampson, Wayne58 min
Jun 20, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett, Wake43 min
Jun 20, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson50 min
Jun 20, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett62 min
Jun 20, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHHarnett3 hr
Jun 20, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke, Scotland66 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.