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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2022, 3:21 PM EDT for Forsyth County, Guilford 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2022, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Forsyth County, NC, Guilford County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 2728 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 16, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
142 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
NCZ078-089-161830-
Sampson NC-Wayne NC-
142 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Wayne and
northeastern Sampson Counties through 230 PM EDT...
At 141 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Mount Olive to 8 miles
northwest of Bowdens to 6 miles southwest of Clinton. Movement was
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Clinton, Mount Olive, Walnut Creek, Harrells, Turkey,
Seven Springs, Mar-Mac, Brogden and Cliffs Of The Neuse State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 7854 3511 7829 3534 7820 3535 7815
3537 7816 3539 7815 3530 7783 3518 7783
3516 7788 3515 7789 3517 7793 3516 7797
3519 7802 3518 7807 3519 7816 3509 7817
3508 7816 3490 7815 3474 7820 3473 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 273DEG 22KT 3528 7816 3511 7824 3495 7842
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
22Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
258 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
NCZ038-161945-
Davidson NC-
258 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Davidson
County through 345 PM EDT...
At 258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Spencer, or near Salisbury, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Linwood, Newsom, High Rock Boat Dock Marina, Nc Wildlife
Access Boat Launch, High Rock Lake Marina & Campground, High Rock and
High Rock Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Dont wait until you see the first lightning flash before heading to
safety. Move indoors at the first sign of threatening skies or the
first sound of thunder. Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead
of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind. Make
sure that lightning is well away from your location before resuming
outdoor activity.
&&
LAT...LON 3583 8043 3585 8042 3584 8040 3585 8039
3587 8039 3588 8042 3589 8037 3594 8038
3594 8031 3581 8021 3551 8009 3551 8019
3558 8021 3568 8033 3572 8033 3574 8046
3577 8045 3583 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 343DEG 15KT 3571 8040
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ASSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 3:01 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
NCZ021-161945-
Forsyth NC-
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
...A strong cluster of thunderstorms will impact portions of
northern Forsyth County through 345 PM EDT...
At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorms
over Pinnacle, or 7 miles southeast of Pilot Mountain, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Winston-Salem, Huntsville, Lewisville, Rural Hall, Pfafftown,
Stanleyville, Donnaha, Belews Creek and Belews Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 3611 8051 3612 8046 3614 8044 3617 8044
3621 8045 3622 8043 3624 8045 3626 8045
3626 8004 3625 8004 3603 8043 3606 8046
3604 8049 3605 8051 3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 294DEG 13KT 3631 8038
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ASSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
314 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
NCZ021-022-162015-
Guilford NC-Forsyth NC-
314 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Forsyth
and northern Guilford Counties through 415 PM EDT...
At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ellisboro, or near Madison, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Kernersville, Summerfield, Stokesdale, Haw River State
Park, Lake Jeanette Marina, Monticello, Belews Creek, Lake Townsend
Marina and Lake Townsend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
Dont wait until you see the first lightning flash before heading to
safety. Move indoors at the first sign of threatening skies or the
first sound of thunder. Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead
of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind. Make
sure that lightning is well away from your location before resuming
outdoor activity.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 7953 3618 7953 3606 8004 3626 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 324DEG 12KT 3634 7999
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 8:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 8:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wayne, Wilson | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 10:58 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Stanly | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 12:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange, Person | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 106 min |
| Jun 16, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Orange, Randolph and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 67 min |
| Jun 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Randolph and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Sampson | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:59 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland | 24 hr |
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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.