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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 4, 2023Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2023, 7:26 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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
Jul 4, 2023, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2023, 8:08 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 4, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:24 AM EDT, 15 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
424 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-073-074-083-050945-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Stanly-Montgomery-Anson-
424 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered showers and storms are expected Wednesday afternoon and
evening. A few storms may become strong to severe, producing damaging
wind gusts and hail. Torrential downpours leading to localized minor
flooding are also possible Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-050945-
Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
424 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

In addition, a few strong to severe storms are possible today,
mainly between 3 PM and 10 PM. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are
possible, along with brief heavy rainfall that could produce
localized street flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected Wednesday
afternoon and evening. A few storms may become strong to severe,
producing damaging wind gusts and hail. Torrential downpours leading
to localized minor flooding are also possible Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later today.

NCZ075-076-084-050945-
Moore-Lee-Richmond-
424 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A few strong to severe storms are possible today, mainly between 3
PM and 10 PM. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible, along
with brief heavy rainfall that could produce localized street
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected Wednesday
afternoon and evening. A few storms may become strong to severe,
producing damaging wind gusts and hail. Torrential downpours leading
to localized minor flooding are also possible Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later today.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:29 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland61 min
Jul 4, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson60 min
Jul 4, 7:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHCumberland, Sampson3 hr
Jul 4, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.