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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2021, 6:21 PM EDT for Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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 14, 2021, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
County Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Randleman, NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1024 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
848 WWUS82 KRAH 142221 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 621 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 NCZ039-142315- Randolph NC- 621 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT... At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Randleman, moving east at 20 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain and minor flooding and deadly cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Asheboro, Randleman, Liberty, Ramseur, Franklinville, Staley and Randleman Regional Reservior Marina. 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 this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3572 7993 3591 7993 3590 7955 3570 7955 TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 270DEG 16KT 3583 7984 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Caswell | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 116 min |
| Jul 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Randolph | 115 min |
| Jul 14, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 58 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.