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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 26, 2021Davidson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 3:58 PM EDT for Davidson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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: Jul 26, 2021, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC

County Davidson County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 401 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 26, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 1:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
147 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NCZ007-021>024-038>040-271800-
Person-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-
147 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 392 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening will be capable of
producing isolated instances of damaging wind gusts and heavy rain
and flooding. Hail will also be possible in storms near and north of
the Virginia border.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ008>011-025>028-041-271800-
Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-
147 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening will be capable of
producing isolated instances of damaging wind gusts and heavy rain
and flooding. Hail will also be possible in storms near and north of
the Virginia border.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ042-043-073>078-083>086-088-089-271800-
Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
147 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Thunderstorms on Tuesday will be capable of producing locally heavy
rain and a risk of flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:58 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
358 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NCZ038-262045-
Davidson NC-
358 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Linwood, or near Lexington, moving east at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain producing minor flooding will
be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Linwood, Denton, Gordontown, High Rock Boat Dock Marina,
Nc Wildlife Access Boat Launch, High Rock Lake Marina & Campground
and High Rock Lake.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3583 8005 3562 8007 3563 8026 3563 8028
      3565 8030 3567 8031 3568 8033 3569 8034
      3570 8032 3572 8033 3572 8036 3580 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 263DEG 15KT 3572 8032

GIH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Stanly	43 min
Jul 26, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Nash	52 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.