As very strong jet stream winds overspread the area, a line of storms in advance of an eastward moving cold front crossed the mountains and moved into the North Carolina Western Piedmont during the afternoon. The line went on to produce wind damage in the western Piedmont, before it weaken as it moved east into a more stable airmass in place across eastern North Carolina.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
As very strong jet stream winds overspread the area, a line of storms in advance of an eastward moving cold front crossed the mountains and moved into the North Carolina Western Piedmont during the afternoon. The line went on to produce wind damage in the western Piedmont, before it weaken as it moved east into a more stable airmass in place across eastern North Carolina.
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, 1:53 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 153 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 1045 AM FRIDAY... ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TODAY... FOR THE REST OF TODAY: PREVIOUSLY-ADVERTISED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK. STACKED LOW PRESSURE FROM THE SURFACE UP THROUGH THE MID LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY WHILE SLIDING TO THE ENE. THE SURFACE FRONT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING WRN NC WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION THAT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THE DEVELOPING LINE CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE THE ELONGATED BAND OF CONVECTION FROM SRN AL THROUGH GA/SC... SUPPORTED IN LARGE PART BY A LOW LEVEL JET STREAK... IS EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE INTO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE COLUMN CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WITH STRONG HEATING OVER CENTRAL NC AND SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE LOW-MID 60S... AND THIS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES (NOTED WELL ON 12Z AREA SOUNDINGS AS WELL AS UPSTREAM SOUNDINGS FROM TX LAST EVENING) SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION TO SUPPORT A THREAT OF SEVERE CONVECTION. THE INTENSE WIND FIELD IN PLACE... WHICH IN ITSELF WILL BE NOTEWORTHY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH... AND STRONG WSW DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 70-90 KTS (AND EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER) WILL FAVOR QLCS DEVELOPMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCRETE SEVERE CELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES GIVEN THE 40+ KT 0-1 KM SHEAR AND SUB-1-KM LCL HEIGHTS. FOLLOWING A SLIGHTLY SPED-UP VERSION OF THE CONVECTIVE PATTERN NOTED ON THE LATEST 4 KM WRF-ARW... WHICH IS DOING QUITE WELL THIS MORNING ALBEIT ABOUT 2 HOURS TOO SLOW... PLACES THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH VERY EARLY EVENING. PLEASE SEE OUR WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BRIEFING. HAVE RAISED HIGHS A BIT TO 73-80. THE RISK OF ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES AS WELL FOR TODAY AND FOR SATURDAY. AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER REMAINS FOR TODAY AND FORESTRY OFFICIALS WILL BE CONSULTED FOR TOMORROW'S DRY AND WINDY WEATHER POST-FRONT. SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW. -GIH TONIGHT: ABRUPT WEST TO EAST CLEARING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. NWLY WIND GUSTS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD WILL RIVAL WIND SPEEDS TO THOSE OF THE SWLY GUSTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...TOPPING OUT AROUND 35TS BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH SUSTAINED 10 TO 12KTS OVERNIGHT. MUCH COOLER WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S NW TO LOWER 40S SOUTHEAST. -BL SAT AND SAT NIGHT: BEHIND A DEPARTING FRONTAL SYSTEM...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW TEMPS. A MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT WITH VERY LIMITED MOISTURE DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING MORE THAN A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOME CLOUDINESS DURING THE LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS NEAR 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. ALSO...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN A RISK OF FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. EVEN WITH THIS STRONG WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW...THE COOLER POST FRONTAL AIR MASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD RESULT IN MAX TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. THEN...MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...AM EXPECTING CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW OVERNIGHT LOWS TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. -KRR && .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. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD BRING LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 KTS WITH A LESSER THREAT OF HAIL. 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... ...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... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD/CBL/KRR SHORT TERM...MWS LONG TERM...MWS AVIATION...HARTFIELD FIRE WEATHER...
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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1249 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1123 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 35.88N 78.79W
02/24/2012 M40 MPH WAKE NC ASOS
RDU AIRPORT GUSTED TO 40 MPH AT 1123 AM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200060
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
116 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PIEDMONT TRIAD APT 36.10N 79.94W
02/24/2012 M41 MPH GUILFORD NC ASOS
GREENSBORO AIRPORT KGSO GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT 1235 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200061
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM NON-TSTM WND GST POPE AFB 35.18N 79.03W
02/24/2012 M40 MPH CUMBERLAND NC ASOS
POPE AFB KPOB GUSTED TO 40 MPH AT 115 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER RAH1200062
VINCENTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
NCZ088-089-241915-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
124 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON AND SOUTHERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EST...
AT 122 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GARLAND AND HARRELLS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 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 3461 7832 3467 7833 3485 7850 3484 7890
3519 7817 3519 7816 3489 7814 3474 7819
3471 7811 3468 7815 3455 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 253DEG 50KT 3472 7890
22SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
226 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
NCZ089-242030-
SAMPSON-
226 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM EST...
AT 225 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING GARLAND TO WARSAW....MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...GARLAND AND HARRELLS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
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 3461 7832 3467 7833 3471 7839 3474 7839
3481 7845 3501 7815 3489 7814 3474 7819
3472 7814 3472 7811 3471 7811 3468 7815
3456 7824 3455 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 251DEG 51KT 3497 7807 3480 7829
22SPECIAL 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
VINCENTThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:44 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down in Tobaccoville. One tree was also blown down at the intersection of 7154 Martin Ferry Road and Donnaha Road.
Several trees were blown down at 6868 Styers Ferry Road.
One tree was blown down at the intersection of Barney and High Point Road.
One tree was blown down on Interstate 40 Business.
Several trees were blown down in Northern Greensboro, including a downed tree on Westridge Road.
Two trees were blown down, one at NC Highway 64 near the Davidson-Randolph county line, the other on South Main Street in Denton.
A tree was blown down onto a power-line at Old Cedar Falls Road. Another downed tree was reported on Henley Country Road.
Power-lines were blown down and a utility pole was snapped in two on Erect Road.
Several trees were blown down from Hurdle Mills to the near Person-Orange County line.
One tree was blown down.
Scattered trees and power-lines were blown down throughout the county.
One tree was blown down onto a utility pole on Walter Street.
One tree was blown down.
One tree was blown down between Western Blvd. and Hillsborough Street.
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: 360379, 360380, 360381, 360382, 360383, 360384, 360385, 360386, 360387, 360388, 360389, 360390, 360391, 360392.