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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 29, 2023Granville County, Person County, Vance County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT for Granville County, Person County, Vance County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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 29, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2023, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Granville County, NC, Person County, NC, Vance County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 29, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 4:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

NCZ021-022-038-302100-
Forsyth-Guilford-Davidson-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A cluster or broken line of thunderstorms --with an accompanying
Slight, level 2 of 5 risk of damaging wind gusts-- will move
southeast and affect the northwest NC Piedmont between 6 PM and 10
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this evening.

NCZ007>009-023>025-302100-
Person-Granville-Vance-Alamance-Orange-Durham-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

Additionally, a cluster or broken line of thunderstorms --with an
accompanying Slight, level 2 of 5 risk of damaging wind gusts-- will
move southeast across the forecast area between 7 PM and 11 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening.

NCZ039-073>075-083-084-302100-
Randolph-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Anson-Richmond-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A cluster or broken line of thunderstorms --with an accompanying
Marginal, level 1 of 5 risk of damaging wind gusts-- will move
southeast and affect the northwest NC Piedmont between 8 PM and 11
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ010-011-026>028-040>043-076-077-302100-
Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-
Lee-Harnett-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

Additionally, a cluster or broken line of thunderstorms --with an
accompanying Marginal, level 1 of 5 risk of damaging wind gusts--
will move southeast across the forecast area between 7 PM and 11 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ078-302100-
Wayne-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ085-086-088-089-302100-
Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
448 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 7:51 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson64 min
Jul 29, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance59 min
Jul 29, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance68 min
Jul 29, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly68 min
Jul 29, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Vance, Warren58 min
Jul 30, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson62 min
Jul 30, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson59 min
Jul 30, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson53 min
Jul 30, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRichmond60 min

Nearby

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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.