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Special Weather Statement, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 19, 2023Johnston County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2023, 3:21 PM EDT for Johnston 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: Jun 19, 2023, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2023, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Johnston County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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: 265 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 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 Jun 19, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:13 AM EDT, 10 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
513 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023

NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-201200-
Forsyth-Guilford-Davidson-Randolph-Stanly-Montgomery-Anson-
513 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Unsettled weather is expected for much of this week, with several
rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. There is a marginal
(level 1 of 5) risk of severe weather this afternoon and evening.
The primary threat will be damaging wind gusts. In addition, there
is a risk of excessive rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A risk of excessive rainfall will continue Tuesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ007-023-024-040-075-076-084>086-201200-
Person-Alamance-Orange-Chatham-Moore-Lee-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-
513 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Unsettled weather is expected for much of this week, with several
rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. There is a risk of
excessive rainfall today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A risk of excessive rainfall will continue Tuesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ008>011-025>028-041>043-077-078-088-089-201200-
Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Cumberland-Sampson-
513 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 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...Tuesday through Sunday.

Unsettled weather is expected for much of this week, with several
rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. There is a risk of
excessive rainfall mainly from Tuesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:42 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:55 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:58 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:12 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 11:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	62 min
Jun 19, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	58 min
Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Forsyth	68 min
Jun 19, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Forsyth	27 min
Jun 19, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	67 min
Jun 19, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Guilford	34 min
Jun 19, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly	38 min
Jun 19, 1:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Guilford	2 hr
Jun 19, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Montgomery, Stanly	68 min
Jun 19, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett	66 min
Jun 19, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Richmond, Scotland	63 min
Jun 19, 2:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Guilford	3 hr
Jun 19, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	62 min
Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wake	60 min
Jun 19, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Chatham	63 min
Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person	41 min
Jun 19, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Lee, Moore	59 min
Jun 19, 4:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Orange	2 hr
Jun 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Chatham	57 min
Jun 19, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Chatham, Lee, Moore	101 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.