1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 28, 8:30 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 930 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2002 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND NORTHWESTERLY FLOW NOTED IN GSO 00Z RAOB INDICATES THIS LAST SHOT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH. CELLS ARE INTENSIFYING AS THEY MOVE EAST INTO HIGHER DEWPOINT AND GREATER INSTABILITY AIR. RADAR SHOWS CELLS BACK BUILDING TOWARD INFLOW SIDE (SW). ACTUAL COLD FRONT STILL NORTH AREA OVER PARTS OF KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA. EXPECT ATMOSPHERE TO STABILIZE QUICKLY AND THUS NO POPS WARRANTED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WILL HOLD OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO REMOVE POPS FROM AS MANY ZONES AS POSSIBLE. .RAH...NONE. BL
TTAA00 KRAH 290121 NCZ040>042-076-077-290415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 922 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RALEIGH... CARY AND SILER CITY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF RALEIGH... CARY... AND GARNER THROUGH 1000 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. IN ADDITION... RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CREATE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA STREETS AND ROADS ESPECIALLY IN RALEIGH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL AFFECT CHATHAM COUNTY WITH THE SIMILAR CONDITIONS. AREAS BETWEEN SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO WILL SEE THE STRONGEST STORMS. TAKE SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THUNDER IS NO LONGER HEARD. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY... STAY CLEAR OF ANY FLOODED STREETS. BADGETT
NCZ040>042-076-077-290415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1000 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PITTSBORO AND GARNER AND CLAYTON... AT 1000 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAVE DRIFTED THROUGH RALEIGH AND INTO GARNER AND CLAYTON. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS... AS THEY CROSS SOUTHEAST WAKE AND JOHNSTON COUNTY BEFORE 1100 PM. IN ADDITION... RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CREATE MINOR FLOODING OF AREA STREETS AND ROADS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PITTSBORO AND JORDAN LAKE IN CHATHAM COUNTY AT 1000 PM... WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TOWARD HARRIS LAKE AND HOLLY SPRINGS IN SOUTHWEST WAKE COUNTY BEFORE 1030 PM. PITTSBORO... FEARINGTON... AND MONCURE WILL SEE THE BRUNT OF THESE STORMS THROUGH 1030 PM. TAKE SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THUNDER IS NO LONGER HEARD. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY... STAY CLEAR OF ANY FLOODED STREETS. BADGETT
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:17 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported along Avent Ferry Road. A creek overflowed into a parking lot.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2002
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