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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2023, 3:50 PM EDT for Person County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 16, 2023, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2023, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Person County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 260 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Jun 16, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:04 AM EDT, 11 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 404 AM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023 NCZ007>011-026>028-171200- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe- 404 AM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated strong to severe storms capable of producing localized damaging wind gusts and hail are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ021>025-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-171200- Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham- Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson- Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 404 AM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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, Jun 16, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
233 PM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023
NCZ088-089-161915-
Sampson NC-Cumberland NC-
233 PM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Sampson and
southeastern Cumberland Counties through 315 PM EDT...
At 233 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jerome, or 13 miles southeast of Fayetteville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Clinton, Roseboro, Stedman, Garland, Autryville, Cedar Creek, Bushy
Lake Natural Area and Vander.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7884 3490 7894 3503 7888
3497 7828 3476 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 274DEG 22KT 3493 7875
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NTLSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
248 PM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023
NCZ007-008-161930-
Person NC-Granville NC-
248 PM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Person and
northwestern Granville Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Leasburg, or 8 miles west of Roxboro, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Roxboro, Concord, Bushy Fork, Hyco Lake, Moriah, Hyco Marina, Surl
and Mayo Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 7870 3623 7878 3628 7915 3653 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 296DEG 20KT 3640 7914
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Wake | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Wilson | 56 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.