A strengthening west-southwesterly deep layer shear of 70 to 90 knots was in place across the region as a deepening low pressure system over the Lower Great Lakes tracked eastward. Warm sector heating allowed strong wind gusts between 40 to 45 knots to develop across the central and western Piedmont.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A strengthening west-southwesterly deep layer shear of 70 to 90 knots was in place across the region as a deepening low pressure system over the Lower Great Lakes tracked eastward. Warm sector heating allowed strong wind gusts between 40 to 45 knots to develop across the central and western Piedmont.
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 Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 320 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 310 PM FRIDAY... ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TODAY... THROUGH THIS EVENING: THE SURFACE COLD FRONT ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MESOANALYSIS HAS PUSHED WELL INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS. STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION CONTINUES TO STREAK ACROSS SOUTHEAST NC... SUPPORTED IN LARGE PART BY A LOW LEVEL JET STREAK AND ASSOCIATED MASS CONVERGENCE. WITH EARLY-DAY SURFACE HEATING COMBINED WITH WEAK MID LEVEL COOLING... THE COLUMN CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WITH SURFACE CAPE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 400-1000 J/KG ACROSS THE AREA (AND MEASURED AT AROUND 400 J/KG ON THE SPECIAL 18Z GSO SOUNDING)... ALTHOUGH THE BLOWOFF FROM THESE SOUTHEAST STORMS AND FROM EARLIER SC/GA CONVECTION HAS SPREAD ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL NC AND TEMPERED THE INSTABILITY A BIT HERE... DESPITE SURFACE DEW POINTS WELL INTO THE 60S. THE INTENSE WIND FIELD (0-6 KM SHEAR NEAR 70 KTS AND 0-1 KM SHEAR OF AROUND 40 KTS) WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION... AND WE HAVE INDEED SEEN THESE DISCRETE CELLS AND BOWING SEGMENTS BECOME MORE ORGANIZED OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT... JUST A BIT AHEAD OF THE FRONT... IN THE LAST HOUR. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT INTO A MATURE QLCS SHOULD BRING A WIDESPREAD THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE GIVEN THE NICELY CURVED HODOGRAPH THROUGH THE LOWEST 3 KM NOTED ON RUC PROXIMITY SOUNDINGS... AND DEEP MOISTURE (BLENDED TPW IMAGERY SHOWING VALUES AROUND 200% OF NORMAL) WITH HIGH DEW POINTS SHOULD ENSURE SUFFICIENTLY LOW LCL HEIGHTS FOR A POSSIBLE STRONG TORNADO OR TWO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC. EXPECT THE SURFACE FRONT AND PRECEDING STORMS TO SWEEP EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID EVENING... FOLLOWED BY FAIR SKIES AND FALLING TEMPS OVERNIGHT. LOWS 34-42 WITH THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE REMAINING WINDY AND WELL-MIXED OVERNIGHT WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION. FOR SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT: THE MID LEVEL LOW TRACKING OVER LAKES ERIE/ONTARIO AND UP THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY... AS THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS OVER NC. THE MSLP GRADIENT REMAINS QUITE TIGHT SUCH THAT WINDS WILL INCREASE ANEW AFTER SUNRISE TO SUSTAINED 17-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30-35 MPH... LASTING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS THE LARGE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRING ABOUT A RISK OF ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS (SEE DISCUSSION BELOW). STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION AND UPSTREAM TEMPS TODAY POINT TO HIGHS OF 52-58 SATURDAY... UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. CLEAR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CHILLY LOWS OF 25-30 AS WINDS DIMINISH TO NEARLY CALM DURING THE NIGHT. -GIH && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 120 PM FRIDAY... THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE OVER MEXICO WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND DEAMPLIFY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. SINCE STABLE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE (~1030-1035 MB) WILL PREVAIL DURING THAT TIME...EXPECT ONLY CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WAVE ALOFT. HIGH TEMPERATURES...ADJUSTED DOWN SEVERAL DEGREES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 50 DEGREES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE BUT CONTINUE TO EXTEND WESTWARD ACROSS NC AND MAINTAIN FAIR WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH PROJECTED LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES AROUND 1320 METERS SUGGESTS LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WHILE DEVELOPING RETURN FLOW BY LATE MON SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 145 PM FRIDAY... MON NIGHT-TUE NIGHT: A LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION REGIME WILL SUPPORT INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE LOWEST 10 THOUSAND FT LATE MON NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUE...WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR INCREASING CLOUDINESS...AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA TUE...AND AREA-WIDE WITH A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE TUE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL ACCORDINGLY FURTHER MODERATE - MIDDLE 30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES MON NIGHT...MIDDLE 60S TUE...AND MOSTLY PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO LOWER 50S (COOLEST NE) COURTESY OF THE PASSING WARM FRONT. WED-FRI: A PAIR OF UPPER TROUGHS...IN A PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS...WILL SUPPORT A COUPLE OF MIGRATORY SURFACE CYCLONES TO OUR NW (MUCH LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THIS WINTER WEATHER SEASON) OWING TO A PERSISTENT 588 DM SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE FRONT TRAILING THE FIRST CYCLONE WILL CROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS (AND PERHAPS A FEW STORMS DUE TO THE PRECEDING WARMTH IN THE 70S) WED INTO WED NIGHT. CLEARING AND TURNING COOLER...BUT STILL ABOVE AVERAGE...FOR THU-THU NIGHT...BEFORE THE THE SECOND FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 105 PM FRIDAY... WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND A PERIOD OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD FRONT... ADVERSE AVIATION CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT CENTRAL NC TERMINAL FORECAST SITES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... FIRST AT INT/GSO 18Z-22Z... THEN AT RDU 19Z-23Z... AND AT RWI AT 20Z-00Z. FAY WILL SEE AN EXTENDED THREAT OF STORMS FROM 18Z THROUGH 00Z AS STORMS TRAIN REPEATEDLY OVER THE AREA. BACKGROUND WINDS FROM THE SW SUSTAINED AT 16-23 KTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25-35 KTS OUTSIDE OF ANY STORMS... AND THIS STRONG WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET MAY INDUCE MECHANICAL TURBULENCE THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY TO SMALL AIRCRAFT. NOTE THAT THESE PREFRONTAL WIND IS A STRONG CROSSWIND AT INT. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD BRING LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS WITH A LESSER THREAT OF HAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DOMINANT VFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL DROP TO MVFR AND IFR IN AND NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS. THE RISK OF STORMS WILL BE OVER BY 22Z-02Z... HOWEVER WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THE WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO WNW (270-300 DEGREES) AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT AT 10-20 KTS PERIODICALLY GUSTING TO 20-25 KTS. MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY MORNING AT 15-20 KTS SUSTAINED AND GUSTING TO 25-30 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. LOOKING BEYOND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON: WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 22Z SATURDAY. MVFR/IFR FOG/STRATUS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. STRENGTHENING WINDS FROM THE SW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. -GIH && .FIRE WEATHER... AS OF 140 PM FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT TO WEST NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING FRONT. TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE SHOWERS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MODEST... FALLING NO LOWER THAN 35 PERCENT THIS EVENING BEFORE RISING OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY IN THE WEST... WITH WIDESPREAD RAINS IN THE EAST OF AS MUCH AS ONE INCH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST... MAINLY EAST. BREEZY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING SATURDAY... CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. HOWEVER IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S. A RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WEST OF HIGHWAY 220. ANY POSSIBLE RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE ADJUSTED SATURDAY MORNING BASED ON RAINFALL FALLING THIS AFTERNOON. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NCZ007-021>023-038-039-073. && SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD SHORT TERM...MWS LONG TERM...MWS AVIATION...HARTFIELD FIRE WEATHER...99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 NCZ009>011-026>028-041>043-077-078-085-086-088-089-251845- VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON- HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH PRIMARY THREATS OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT IN THIS AREA WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS NOW TO BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER. REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERE THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. ISOLATED HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. NCZ007-008-021>025-038>040-073>076-083-084-251845- PERSON-GRANVILLE-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON- RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND- 141 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 38 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. INCREASED FIRE DANGER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH PRIMARY THREATS OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT IN THIS AREA WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS NOW TO BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER. REGARDLESS THE SEVERE THREAT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. ISOLATED HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL RESULT ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. GIH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
237 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
NCZ021-242030-
FORSYTH-
237 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH 330
PM EST...
AT 236 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES
WEST OF HUNTSVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF EAST BEND...MOVING
EAST AT 75 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE DONNAHA...RURAL HALL...
STANLEYVILLE...AND BELEWS CREEK.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 8050 3612 8046 3614 8044 3621 8045
3622 8044 3624 8046 3626 8045 3626 8003
3620 8004 3607 8051 3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 252DEG 65KT 3617 8071
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
300 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SMITH REYNOLDS APT 36.14N 80.23W
02/24/2012 M41 MPH FORSYTH NC ASOS
WINSTON SALEM AIRPORT KINT GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT 105 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200063
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
309 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0159 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 35.88N 78.79W
02/24/2012 M45 MPH WAKE NC ASOS
RDU AIRPORT GUSTED TO 45 MPH AT 159 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200064
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
346 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL 4 W RURAL HALL 36.24N 80.36W
02/24/2012 E1.50 INCH FORSYTH NC PUBLIC
NEAR GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
TOBACCOVILLE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200065
MCLAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW HIGH POINT 36.02N 80.06W
02/24/2012 FORSYTH NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BARNEY HALL RD AND
HIGH POINT RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200066
MCLAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
359 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0341 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ROCKY MOUNT WILSON APT 35.86N 77.88W
02/24/2012 M46 MPH NASH NC ASOS
ROCKY MOUNT KRWI GUSTED TO 46 MPH AT 341 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200067
VINCENTThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One tree was blown down and a utility pole was snapped in two at Isley Road and Turtle Run Trail.
One tree was blown down on Laurie Drive.
One tree was blown down on US Highway 5 near the Tar River.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2012
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: 360393, 360394, 360395.