A potent mid level trough moved across the Appalachians Saturday afternoon. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph downed trees and tree limbs, resulting in scattered power outages.
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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 episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A potent mid level trough moved across the Appalachians Saturday afternoon. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph downed trees and tree limbs, resulting in scattered power outages.
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 Mar 8, 10:41 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1041 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ALSO ACCELERATE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE GULF COAST STATES. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 1040 AM SATURDAY... SEVERE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN DIMINISHING AS LOW LEVEL SW FLOW ADVECTS MORE STABLE AIR INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40KTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT FAY AND GSO WITH SEVERAL SITES AROUND 35 KTS. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO BE COMMON ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPS HOLDING STEADY IN THE WEST BUT EXPECT THEM TO BEGIN DOWNWARD TREND SHORTLY. TEMPS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 TRICKY AS PEEKS OF SUN MAY HELP TO MAINTAIN OR BOOST TEMPS A COUPLE OF DEGREES BEFORE COOLER AIR OVERSPREAD REGION. DID NOTE THE OBSERVATIONS OF SNOW OVER N GA. THIS IS A BIT DISCONCERTING. TRACK OF MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD PULL MOST OF ITS ENERGY JUST WEST OF OUR REGION. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS DEPICT AIRMASS RATHER DRY ABOVE THE -10 DEG C LAYER OVER OUR AREA. HOWEVER...THE ABNORMALITY OF THE SCENARIO (WITH MEASURABLE SNOW OVER SECTIONS OF THE DEEP SOUTH) AND THE PRESENCE OF PRECIP SHOWING UP ON THE RADAR OVER THE FOOTHILL OF THE CAROLINAS SUGGEST THAT POTENTIAL FOR SOME PRECIP IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE W-NW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET OR SNOW WITH THE TEMPS NEAR THE SURFACE COOL FAST ENOUGH. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 215 AM SATURDAY... THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MID TO LATE EVENING OVER MOST AREAS... EXCEPT THE NW PIEDMONT... WHERE THE WINDS TYPICALLY ARE SLOWER TO DIMINISH. EXPECT ONLY SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH OVERNIGHT... THEN NEARLY CALM BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SUBFREEZING LOWS IN ALL BUT THE FAR SE ZONES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOWS 27-34. A RETURN TO A TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES NEARBY. LIGHT WINDS AND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED. LOWS WILL BE 30-35... WITH HIGHS IN THE 55-60 RANGE... AND HIGHS WILL MODERATE QUICKLY INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S MONDAY. -BADGETT && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 215 AM SATURDAY... MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY: BOTH THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF SHOW A DEAMPLIFYING UPPER LEVEL WAVE SKIRTING ACROSS NC/VA BETWEEN 00-09Z TUE MORNING...WITH A VERY WEAK ELONGATED SFC LOW OVER THE AREA. THE GFS GENERATES A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 DURING THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH THE ECMWF KEEPS ANY QPF ALONG/WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS IN ASSOC/W THIS WAVE. AT THIS TIME... PREFER TO KEEP THE FORECAST DRY EARLY TUE MORNING IN ASSOC/W THIS QUICK SYSTEM GIVEN THAT THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS DEAMPLIFYING AND THE OVERALL DYNAMICS ARE PRETTY WEAK. OTHERWISE...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW UPPER LEVEL ENERGY (CURRENTLY ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST) DIVING SOUTH TOWARD THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SUNDAY/MONDAY AND EJECTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CONUS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALSO ON TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW A NORTHERN STREAM WAVE DROPPING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NORTH CAROLINA IS PROGGED TO SIT ROUGHLY IN-BETWEEN THESE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS...AND ANY WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND/OR PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OR NORTH OF CENTRAL NC ON TUE/WED. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS PROGGED TO BUILD OVER THE CAROLINAS LATE WED INTO THU...KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY ON THU AS WELL. MAX TEMPS IN THE TUE THROUGH THU TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY SHOW A WARMING TREND...WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS (UPPER 50S) ON TUE INCREASING TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS (MID/UPPER 60S) BY THU AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CAROLINAS FROM THE WEST. FRIDAY: MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF SHOW UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THESE DIFFERENCES APPEAR TO RESULT FROM HOW THE MODELS HANDLE THE SUBSEQUENT EVOLUTION OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. THE GFS DIVES THIS ENERGY SOUTH ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST MID-WEEK AND THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CONUS BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH A SFC LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AND MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE CAROLINAS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY ON A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK...THROUGH THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS...LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY...WITH THE ASSOC SFC LOW DEVELOPING IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS MID-WEEK...LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES INTO CANADA BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH ONLY A WEAK SHORTWAVE AND ASSOC SFC LOW TRAVERSING THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST AT THE END OF THE WEEK...AND...AT THIS TIME...WILL CONTINUE THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWING INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT OR VERY LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL HIGHLY DEPEND ON THE MSLP AND UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...AND WILL STEER TEMPS TOWARD CLIMATOLOGY...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. -VINCENT && .AVIATION /15Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 700 AM SATURDAY... THE WEDGE FRONT HAS NOW RETREATED NORTHWEST THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA...AND CEILINGS/VIS HAVE LIFTED FROM LIFR TO IFR/MVFR IN ALMOST ALL LOCATIONS AS TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EXPECT IFR/MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT JUST TO OUR WEST IN WESTERN NC/SC SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 13-17Z. AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BECOME VFR...ALTHOUGH THE POSSIBILITY OF MVFR CEILINGS MAY LINGER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE LIFTING NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA ACQUIRES A NEGATIVE TILT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EVERYWHERE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE BIG AVIATION PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE VERY GUSTY SURFACE WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WSW AND EVENTUALLY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN MAGNITUDE BY LATE MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WHILE THE VERTICAL WIND GRADIENT WILL NOT MEET LLWS CRITERIA...CONSIDERABLE TURBULENT MIXING IS LIKELY...AND AVIATION INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUCH CONDITIONS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING. AFTER SUNSET...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUITE A BIT...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SUNSET BEFORE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENING. LOOKING BEYOND TONIGHT...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH A DRYING COLUMN. VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE ON SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. -VINCENT && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ007>011- 021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089. && SYNOPSIS...BADGETT NEAR TERM...WSS SHORT TERM...BADGETT LONG TERM...VINCENT AVIATION...WSS/VINCENT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1003 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ007>010-021>027-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-090315- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE- DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON- STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND- HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1003 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS COUPLED WITH A SATURATED GROUND MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO TOPPLE RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY MEASURED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE. NCZ011-028-090315- HALIFAX-EDGECOMBE- 1003 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 108 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN THIS MORNING. A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO VIRGINIA THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS OUR REGION THIS MORNING. THIS COLD FRONT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. VERY STRONG AND TURNING WINDS ALOFT WILL ALOFT WILL PROVIDE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS OUR REGION... AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST THROUGH THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT AREA APPEARS TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WADESBORO TO RALEIGH-DURHAM TO WARRENTON. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLE TORNADO OR TWO... MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL PLAIN WHERE THE SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS SHOULD BE AT A MAXIMUM. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS COUPLED WITH A SATURATED GROUND MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO TOPPLE RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 825 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ007>009-025-040-041-076-077-081400- CHATHAM-DURHAM-GRANVILLE-HARNETT-LEE-PERSON-VANCE-WAKE- 825 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GRANVILLE...SOUTHEAST PERSON...VANCE...DURHAM...WESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...LEE AND NORTHWEST HARNETT COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM EST... AT 825 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF OXFORD TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT BRAGG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BUTNER...RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK...MORRISVILLE...APEX...RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND OXFORD. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. RFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 856 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ008-009-025-026-041-077-081430- DURHAM-FRANKLIN-GRANVILLE-HARNETT-VANCE-WAKE- 856 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GRANVILLE...VANCE...WESTERN FRANKLIN...EXTREME EASTERN DURHAM...CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTHERN HARNETT COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EST... AT 856 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD TO 8 MILES WEST OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS WITHIN THE LINE ARE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 60 MPH. THESE HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR RALEIGH AROUND 920 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 901 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ011-081415- HALIFAX- 901 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN THE COASTAL PLAIN UNTIL NOON... ...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 920 AM EST... AT 901 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF TARBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 922 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ008>010-026-041-081445- FRANKLIN-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WAKE-WARREN- 922 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WARREN...EASTERN GRANVILLE...VANCE...WESTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 950 AM EST... AT 922 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF HENDERSON TO RALEIGH...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE... FALLS LAKE...WAKE FOREST...AND...SOUTH HENDERSON...FRANKLINTON...AND...YOUNGSVILLE. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND A POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1043 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ011-028-043-078-081615- EDGECOMBE-HALIFAX-WAYNE-WILSON- 1043 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR EDGECOMBE AND HALIFAX COUNTIES... ...A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST HALIFAX...EDGECOMBE...EXTREME EASTERN WILSON AND EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM EST... AT 1043 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKY MOUNT TO GOLDSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... KINGSBORO... MACCLESFIELD...PINETOPS...LEGGETT...TARBORO...SCOTLAND NECK...AND... SPEED. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. RFG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1121 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NCZ011-028-081640- EDGECOMBE-HALIFAX- 1121 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR HALIFAX AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 12 NOON EST... ...A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST HALIFAX AND EASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 1140 AM EST... AT 1121 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCOTLAND NECK TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONETOE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. RFG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Local law enforcement reported scattered trees blown down across the county, one on Honeycutt Road near Eureka Springs.
Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines down across the county.
Local law enforcement reported a few trees blown down and some power outages in Biscoe.
Local law enforcement reported several trees blown down with a few power outages.
Local law enforcement reported scattered trees and power lines blown down within the county. One tree was blown down onto a home on Old Cedar Falls Road in Asheboro.
Strong winds resulted in numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across the county. One home in Brinkleyville sustained roof damage from the strong winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 2008
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 83108, 83111, 83112, 83115, 83122, 87005.