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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 21, 2022Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 21, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT for Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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: Aug 21, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

County Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 1056 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -25 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 Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 4:15 AM EDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
415 AM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220815-
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-
415 AM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 21, 10:36 AM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 21, 10:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 11:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NCZ074>076-084>086-211630-
Scotland NC-Richmond NC-Lee NC-Hoke NC-Montgomery NC-Moore NC-
1131 AM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Moore, Scotland,
southeastern Montgomery, Richmond, southwestern Lee and Hoke Counties
through 1230 PM EDT...

At 1131 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Biscoe to near Hamlet to
near Bennettsville. Movement was north at 35 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...
Laurinburg, Southern Pines, Rockingham, Raeford, Carthage, Pinehurst,
Hamlet, Aberdeen, Maxton and Biscoe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7979 3529 7983 3552 7963
      3552 7941 3544 7926 3488 7913 3483 7919
      3484 7935 3482 7936 3477 7933 3463 7946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 202DEG 31KT 3526 7969 3487 7964 3460 7967

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

NTL

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 12:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1232 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NCZ086-088-211730-
Hoke NC-Cumberland NC-
1232 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Cumberland and
eastern Hoke Counties through 130 PM EDT...

At 1232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Antioch, or near Red Springs, moving northeast 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...
Fayetteville, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Antioch, Pope AFB, Hope Mills,
Spring Lake, Eastover, Stedman and Wade.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7894 3495 7904 3484 7918 3493 7931
      3517 7913 3517 7910 3519 7909 3523 7888
      3524 7887 3526 7882 3526 7876 3508 7867
      3499 7864 3485 7866 3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 216DEG 21KT 3488 7917

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

NTL

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:09 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
209 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NCZ042-078-089-211915-
Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Wayne NC-
209 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Wayne,
Sampson and southeastern Johnston Counties through 315 PM EDT...

At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clinton, moving 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...
Clinton, Mount Olive, Harrells, Roseboro, Garland, Newton Grove,
Salemburg, Turkey, Hobbton and Ivanhoe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3467 7832 3470 7837 3475 7839 3493 7857
      3522 7847 3540 7824 3524 7795 3517 7793
      3516 7797 3519 7802 3518 7807 3519 7816
      3509 7817 3490 7815 3474 7820 3471 7813
      3472 7811 3471 7811 3455 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 253DEG 22KT 3497 7843

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

NTL

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
221 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NCZ027-042-043-078-211915-
Nash NC-Johnston NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
221 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Wayne,
southern Nash, southwestern Wilson and northeastern Johnston Counties
through 315 PM EDT...

At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Smithfield, moving northeast at 20 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...
Fremont, Bailey, Micro, Selma, Pine Level, Kenly, Princeton, Lucama,
Black Creek and Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3553 7782 3541 7826 3557 7832
      3582 7814 3558 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 236DEG 16KT 3554 7819

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

NTL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	57 min
Aug 21, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery, Randolph	49 min
Aug 21, 6:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 1 more	65 min
Aug 21, 6:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	24 min
Aug 21, 7:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Moore	57 min
Aug 21, 7:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Moore	39 min
Aug 21, 8:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Lee	58 min
Aug 21, 8:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Granville, Person, Vance	62 min
Aug 21, 9:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	56 min
Aug 21, 9:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren	55 min
Aug 21, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	59 min
Aug 21, 12:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke	58 min
Aug 21, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	66 min
Aug 21, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	60 min
Aug 21, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	56 min
Aug 21, 3:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Sampson	115 min
Aug 21, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	46 min
Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	108 min
Aug 21, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	41 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.