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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2023, 8:08 PM EDT for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 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 7, 2023, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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 7, 7:49 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 417 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-082030- 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- 417 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. Heat index values this afternoon will range from upper 90s over the northwest Piedmont to between 100 and 105 degrees elsewhere. Remember to take it easy during these hot summer days. Take frequent breaks, drink lots of water, and try to confine outdoor activities to the cooler parts of the day like during the morning and evening hours. Additionally, scattered thunderstorms will pulse up through this evening, the strongest of which will be capable of localized flooding and wind gusts up to 45 or 50 mph. Remember to reduce your driving speed during rain and watch out for heavy ponding of water on the roads. Never drive through flooded areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Thunderstorms on Sunday are expected to cluster and move east to northeastward with an accompanying primary threat of damaging wind gusts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed on Sunday.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
704 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0657 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Benson 35.39N 78.54W
07/07/2023 Johnston NC Fire Dept/Rescue
1 downed tree.
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JJTLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:18 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
718 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSW Clayton 35.61N 78.47W
07/07/2023 Johnston NC 911 Call Center
1 downed tree.
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JJTLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:22 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
722 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0718 PM Hail 3 SSE Fuquay-Varina 35.55N 78.78W
07/07/2023 E1.00 inch Wake NC Trained Spotter
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JJTLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:31 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
731 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 PM Hail 1 S Fuquay-Varina 35.58N 78.79W
07/07/2023 E1.25 inch Wake NC Amateur Radio
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JJTLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:45 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Bladen | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond, Scotland | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 1:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 117 min |
| Jul 8, 1:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham | 111 min |
| Jul 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Lee | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Montgomery | 119 min |
| Jul 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond, Scotland | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.