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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 3, 2024Granville County, Vance County, Warren County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT for Granville County, Vance County, Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 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
Apr 3, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Granville County, NC, Vance County, NC, Warren County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 3, 12:38 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 51 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
51 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-461 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 3, 1:36 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:36 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 1:40 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
140 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

NCZ007>011-026>028-041200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-
140 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 87 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Increased Fire Danger will be possible Thursday and Friday
afternoon.

Frost and light freezing conditions will be possible each morning
Friday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ021>025-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-041200-
Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-
Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
140 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon. Damaging
wind gusts, hail, and an isolated tornado are all possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Increased Fire Danger will be possible Thursday and Friday
afternoon.

Frost and light freezing conditions will be possible each morning
Friday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
142 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

NCZ007>009-024-025-031830-
Vance NC-Durham NC-Person NC-Granville NC-Orange NC-
142 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PERSON...VANCE...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE...GRANVILLE AND NORTHERN DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH
230 PM EDT...

At 141 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Rougemont, or 9 miles east of Hillsborough,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Durham, Henderson, Oxford, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Butner, Kittrell,
Rougemont, Stem, and Stovall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3621 7839 3620 7840 3617 7847 3618 7849
      3616 7850 3599 7897 3602 7911 3617 7911
      3654 7879 3654 7838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 234DEG 41KT 3612 7894

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

AS
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 1:55 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
155 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

NCZ040-075-076-031845-
Lee NC-Chatham NC-Moore NC-
155 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MOORE...LEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Carthage, moving northeast at 75 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sanford, Carthage, Goldston, Whispering Pines, Broadway, Robbins,
Cameron, Lemon Springs, Gum Springs, and Highfalls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3524 7966 3541 7966 3568 7921 3574 7895
      3561 7899 3558 7892 3530 7919 3524 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 241DEG 63KT 3538 7952

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham, Granville, Vance48 min
Apr 3, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore50 min
Apr 3, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake67 min
Apr 3, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance, Warren49 min
Apr 3, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston53 min
Apr 3, 2:46 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHWarren14 min
Apr 3, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin43 min
Apr 3, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Wake2 hr
Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Nash, Wake38 min
Apr 3, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren49 min
Apr 3, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin30 min
Apr 3, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Nash39 min
Apr 3, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash30 min
Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHHalifax25 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.