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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Raleigh, NC

May 27, 20244 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2024, 3:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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 27, 2024, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 27, 1:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:41 AM EDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 11:10 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1110 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 S Lake Wheeler        35.63N 78.72W
05/27/2024                   Wake               NC   Broadcast Media

            A large tree was uprooted and fell across
            Scott Rd and onto adjacent power lines. Time
            estimated from radar.

&&

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Local storm report, May 27, 11:13 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 12:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1258 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1103 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ENE Holly Springs     35.66N 78.82W
05/26/2024                   Wake               NC   Broadcast Media

            Branches, the largest of which was 6-8
            inches in diameter, were snapped from a
            maple tree on Flint Point Ln. Time estimated
            by radar.

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Local storm report, May 27, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
156 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0854 AM     Hail             3 SE Lake Wheeler       35.67N 78.68W
05/27/2024  M0.50 Inch       Wake               NC   Public

            Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

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Local storm report, May 27, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 3:17 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
317 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

NCZ026-027-041>043-272015-
Nash NC-Johnston NC-Franklin NC-Wake NC-Wilson NC-
317 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NASH...SOUTHEASTERN
WAKE...WEST CENTRAL WILSON...NORTHERN JOHNSTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking developing, strong
thunderstorms near Clayton, or 12 miles southeast of Raleigh, moving
northeast at 20 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...
Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, Bailey, Knightdale, Wendell, Middlesex,
Pilot, Emit, and Buckhorn Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms 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 3569 7804 3559 7826 3556 7848 3555 7865
      3559 7873 3572 7864 3592 7833 3594 7826
      3591 7817 3585 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 242DEG 18KT 3569 7851

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

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The 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	Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph	37 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, 3:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Halifax	32 min
May 27, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.