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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 9:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 37 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
- May 26, 2024, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2024, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Davidson County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 312 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
- 441 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1192 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 May 26, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 6:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 618 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 NCZ007>009-021>025-038>040-272230- Person-Granville-Vance-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-Durham- Davidson-Randolph-Chatham- 618 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a Slight risk, level 2 of 5, of severe storms Monday. Scattered to numerous showers and storms are possible, with the greatest threats in the late afternoon through the evening. Some storms may be severe, with damaging straight line winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes as the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ010-011-026>028-041>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-272230- Warren-Halifax-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly- Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke- Cumberland-Sampson- 618 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a Marginal risk, level 1 of 5, of severe storms today into tonight. A broken line of storms may cross the area late this afternoon through this evening. Some storms may be severe, with a primary threat of damaging straight line winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a Slight risk, level 2 of 5, of severe storms Monday. Scattered to numerous showers and storms are possible, with the greatest threats in the late afternoon through the evening. Some storms may be severe, with damaging straight line winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes as the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 8:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
819 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
NCZ022-023-270115-
Guilford NC-Alamance NC-
819 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE AND GUILFORD COUNTIES
THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
At 818 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pine Hall to 6 miles northeast of High
Point. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Elon,
McLeansville, Summerfield, Gibsonville, and Stokesdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
parts of central North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 7926 3596 7926 3599 7998 3607 8004
3626 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 262DEG 33KT 3627 8005 3602 7993
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JDSpecial weather statement, May 26, 9:01 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
901 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
NCZ021-022-038-039-270145-
Guilford NC-Forsyth NC-Randolph NC-Davidson NC-
901 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FORSYTH...DAVIDSON...NORTHWESTERN
RANDOLPH AND GUILFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
At 900 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Enon to Mocksville to near Cleveland. Movement
was east at 55 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...
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Lexington, Randleman,
Thomasville, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run, and Huntsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
portions of central North Carolina.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 8050 3614 8044 3623 8043 3626 8023
3624 7953 3599 7960 3568 7994 3566 8031
3572 8033 3574 8046 3583 8049 3584 8039
3588 8042 3589 8037 3596 8038 3599 8042
3601 8042 3606 8046 3604 8049 3608 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 263DEG 48KT 3616 8045 3591 8053 3571 8075
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
JDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 56 min |
| May 26, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 44 min |
| May 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 52 min |
| May 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford | 99 min |
| May 26, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Person, Vance | 47 min |
| May 26, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance | 107 min |
| May 26, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Lee, Moore, Orange and 1 more | 48 min |
| May 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 43 min |
| May 26, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Harnett, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 38 min |
| May 26, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Warren | 65 min |
| May 26, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and 2 more | 43 min |
| May 26, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin | 41 min |
| May 26, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more | 62 min |
| May 26, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 41 min |
| May 26, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wake, Wayne | 54 min |
| May 26, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 59 min |
| May 26, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 59 min |
| May 26, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 50 min |
| May 26, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 61 min |
| May 27, 12:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson | 66 min |
| May 27, 3:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland | 64 min |
| May 27, 3:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 65 min |
| May 27, 7:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 43 min |
| May 27, 7:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 38 min |
| May 27, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Lee, Wake | 45 min |
| May 27, 8:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 47 min |
| May 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 58 min |
| May 27, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 58 min |
| May 27, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 39 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 53 min |
| May 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 34 min |
| May 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 25 min |
| May 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 28 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.