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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 16, 2022Harnett County, Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2022, 6:07 PM EDT for Harnett County, Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 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: May 16, 2022, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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
May 16, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 16, 6:00 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:00 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 1:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
119 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-171200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
119 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 228 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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.

The greatest threat is expected over northern portions of the NC
Piedmont and Coastal Plain counties.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
412 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

NCZ078-162045-
Wayne NC-
412 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Wayne
County through 445 PM EDT...

At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Walnut Creek, or near Goldsboro, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Goldsboro, Walnut Creek, Seven Springs, Mar-Mac, Brogden, Cliffs Of
The Neuse State Park and Elroy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 7782 3534 7782 3522 7783 3518 7798
      3534 7807 3545 7783 3542 7783 3541 7781
      3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 247DEG 24KT 3529 7795

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

AS

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
444 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

NCZ007-008-024-025-041-162115-
Durham NC-Person NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-Orange NC-
444 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Person,
northeastern Orange, southern Granville, north central Wake and
Durham Counties through 515 PM EDT...

At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hillsborough, moving east at 40 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...
Durham, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Butner, Rougemont, Stem, Lake
Michie, Falls Lake State Rec Area, Eno River State Park and Gorman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3621 7853 3591 7860 3602 7918 3629 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 280DEG 36KT 3612 7906

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

AS

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
447 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

NCZ038-039-162130-
Randolph NC-Davidson NC-
447 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Davidson and western Randolph Counties through 530 PM EDT...

At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lexington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
High Point, Asheboro, Lexington, Randleman, Thomasville, Linwood,
Trinity, Denton, Gordontown and Randleman Regional Reservior Marina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3588 8035 3591 7978 3590 7978 3558 7984
      3569 8034 3570 8032 3571 8032 3572 8033
      3572 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 276DEG 26KT 3579 8028

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GIH

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:22 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 5:23 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 5:37 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	59 min
May 16, 12:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	63 min
May 16, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Person	50 min
May 16, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Granville, Orange, Vance, Warren	64 min
May 16, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	50 min
May 16, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash	41 min
May 16, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Nash	23 min
May 16, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	38 min
May 16, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	27 min
May 16, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	36 min
May 16, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Franklin	33 min
May 16, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	33 min
May 16, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Orange	31 min
May 16, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	43 min
May 16, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Wake	63 min
May 16, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Wake	58 min
May 16, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	38 min
May 16, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	22 min
May 16, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson	58 min
May 16, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	47 min
May 16, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Richmond	65 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.