Hail, Johnston
- When
- July 11, 5:36 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, 12 mi SE of Four Oaks
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.333, -78.283
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jul 11, 12:40 PM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 140 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 VORT MAX OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA WILL LIFT NE INTO THE SOUTHERN CWFA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY IS HIGH AND SHOULD SEE PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE. WILL HAVE LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE SOUTH...TAPERING OFF IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CWFA AROUND 00Z...AND IN THE SOUTHEAST TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. LOWS 65 TO 70. SHOULD BE DRY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS QUICKLY RECOVER TO SOUTHWEST INITIATING SFC TROFFING LATER IN THE DAY. AIRMASS MODIFICATION WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE UPPER TROF SETS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL. CONSENSUS SHORT WAVE ENERGY DIGS INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND ONGOING CHANCE POPS LOOK GOOD. INCREASED COLUMN MOISTURE SUNDAY SUGGESTS MORE CONVECTION AND WILL INCREASE TO HIGH CHANCE OF MAINLY DIURNAL TSRA. DO NOT THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH CLOUDINESS/RAIN INITAILLY SUNDAY TO HOLD THE MAX TEMPS IN THE MAV-SUGGESTED UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S...AND WILL GO WITH MID AND UPPER 80S PER THICKNESS VALUES WITH MORE SUN. MONDAY ONWARD... THREAT OF DIURNAL CONVECTION ESPECIALLY MONDAY - TUESDAY WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE AREA. THE THREAT SEEMS SOMEWHAT LESS ON WEDNESDAY BUT WITH A MID LEVEL TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE AREA - A CHANCE STILL IS IN THE FORECAST. FRONTAL SYSTEM FORECAST TO BACK UP ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PROVIDING THE LIFT ALONG WITH DIURNAL HEATING TO PROVIDE A CHANCE OF THUNDER. LARGE SCALE MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD BE SLOW MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. THEREFORE A SLIGHTLY GREATER CHANCE OF DAILY POPS SHOULD PERSIST WITH THE LIFT OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE AREA. .RAH...NONE. MLM
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-121000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY EVENING OR SATURDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...OUTSIDE OF SCATTERED TO ISOLATED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE TRIAD AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND FURTHER EAST INTO THE TRIANGLE AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS BY THIS EVENING. RFG
NCZ023-024-039-040-112130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 453 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS ALAMANCE...ORANGE...RANDOLPH AND NORTHWEST CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 453 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SWEPSONVILLE TO ASHEBORO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRAHAM TO ASHEBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SAXAPAHAW...SNOW CAMP...SILER CITY...AND CHAPEL HILL. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. JO
NCZ008-009-112145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 508 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GRANVILLE AND VANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 508 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OAK HILL TO BUTNER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CREEDMOOR... OXFORD...AND HENDERSON. GUSTY WINDS UP OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. JO
NCZ024-025-040-112200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 526 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS ORANGE...DURHAM AND CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 526 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO SILER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CHAPEL HILL... DURHAM...PITTSBORO. GUSTY WINDS UP OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. JO
NCZ073-112200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 537 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS STANLY COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 537 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING ROCKWELL TO LOCUST...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ALBEMARLE... FINGER...RICHFIELD...BADIN AND NORWOOD. GUSTY WINDS UP OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER.
NCZ008-025-040-041-112230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 556 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GRANVILLE...DURHAM... WESTERN WAKE AND CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 556 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUTNER TO PITTSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CREEDMOOR...AND CARY. STORMS WILL REACH RALEIGH AROUND 630 PM. GUSTY WINDS UP OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER.
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</html>The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:35 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two women were injured from a lightning strike.
A tree was blown down, damaging a house.
Several trees were blown down.
Large trees were blown down, one destroyed an air conditioning unit.
Trees were blown down on the northeast side of Goldsboro.
Trees were blown down near the Duplin County line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5376464, 5376467, 5376465, 5376466, 5376468, 5376471, 5376469, 5376470.