Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 26, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
150 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

CONVECTION JUST BEGINNING TO FIRE AS CONVECTIVE TEMPS HAVE BEEN
REACHED. EXPECT CONVECTION TO GAIN MOMENTUM AS THE UPPER TROF
APPROACHES AND LIKELY POPS LOOK GOOD THROUGH AROUND 00Z IN THE
WEST...04Z IN THE EAST. OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR BY
MORNING AS LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERS...ADVECTING IN DRIER AIR BEHIND
THE SURFACE TROF.

SATURDAY...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TOMORROW...ANY AFTERNOON CONVECTION
WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE CWFA IN THE VICINITY OF A LINGERING
TROF/SEA BREEZE ZONE NEAR THE COAST. THIS COOL AIR ADVECTION WILL BE
OFFSET BY THE BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT WITH LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES
HINTING AT FULL SUN TEMPS IN THE MID 90S. AS SUCH...WILL TREND
TOWARDS THE HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE TEMPS...88-92.

CONTINUED DRY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE TROF IS SUPPRESSED SOUTH AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH UPPER RIDGE SETTLING OVER THE EAST
COAST. A BIT OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WITH NORTHEAST FLOW...
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE CWFA. STILL MID AND
UPPER 80S SUNDAY...MAINLY MID 80S MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFF IN THE ATLANTIC WITH WEAK TROUGH EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH THE TROUGHS PARENT LOW FAR
TO THE NORTH AND TIMING OF ANY SYSTEM QUITE FLUID THIS FAR OUT IN
TIME... WILL CONTINUE A DRY FORECAST. MINIMAL RISK FOR AFTERNOON
CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES IN GENERAL CONTINUE ABOUT FIVE DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...

MORE SUN THAN CLOUDS AT 18Z WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS PRODUCING TRACE
AMOUNTS OF RAIN. SLIGHTLY BETTER DYNAMICS TODAY THAN THURSDAY BUT
SIGNIFICANT DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY BE INHIBITING CONVECTION. AREAL
COVERAGE OF CONVECTION MID TO LATE AFTERNOON STILL EXPECTED TO BE
MORE THAN THURSDAY... WHICH IS NOT SAYING MUCH. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LIGHTEN AND BECOME MORE WEST AFTER DARK...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...MLM
LONG TERM...RLH
AVIATION...RLH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-270830-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST
TODAY. AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE... AND AS DAYTIME HEATING CAUSES THE
ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE... SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THESE STORMS ARE
LIKELY TO INCREASE AS THEY MOVE TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO THE
PIEDMONT... AND MAY ORGANIZE INTO CLUSTERS OR LINES OF STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS AS THEY MOVE FROM THE PIEDMONT INTO THE SANDHILLS
AND COASTAL PLAIN. THE MAIN THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL OF NICKEL
SIZE OR GREATER. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE GREATEST
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON...
CONTINUING THROUGH MID EVENING.

GIH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
704 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

0622 PM     HAIL             WINSTON-SALEM           36.10N 80.26W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       FORSYTH            NC   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            HIGHWAY 52 AND WEST CLEMMONSVILLE ROAD.

0635 PM     HAIL             1 SE WINSTON-SALEM      36.09N 80.25W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       FORSYTH            NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST WINSTON SALEM.

&&

MWS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
707 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

0652 PM     HAIL             GREENSBORO              36.08N 79.83W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       GUILFORD           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN GREENSBORO.

&&

DBI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
758 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

NCZ041-042-270030-
JOHNSTON-WAKE-
758 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS JOHNSTON COUNTY THROUGH
830 PM EDT...

AT 758 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
COATS CROSSROADS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CLAYTON...
FLOWERS...EMIT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
THESE GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREE BRANCHES.

WSS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
833 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

0805 PM     HAIL             1 SW CLAYTON            35.64N 78.47W
05/26/2006  E1.75 INCH       JOHNSTON           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON.

&&

DBI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
839 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CREEDMOOR               36.12N 78.69W
05/26/2006                   GRANVILLE          NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN SOUTHERN GRANVILLE
            COUNTY.

&&

DBI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
857 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE SPRING HOPE        35.98N 78.07W
05/26/2006                   NASH               NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND ROOFS DAMAGED.

&&

DBI