With a nearly stationary front just to the north of central North Carolina and an approaching mid level trough/shear axis, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon/evening hours in a very moist and moderately unstable air mass. Several of these storms became severe, with damaging winds being the main issue, although one report of quarter sized hail was…
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
With a nearly stationary front just to the north of central North Carolina and an approaching mid level trough/shear axis, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon/evening hours in a very moist and moderately unstable air mass. Several of these storms became severe, with damaging winds being the main issue, although one report of quarter sized hail was received. Also, some flash flooding occurred.
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 21, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THE FRONT THEN DISSIPATES...AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SLIGHTLY EAST FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME VERY WARM ONCE AGAIN EARLY IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 250 PM SATURDAY... THE LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED THE SURFACE FRONT VERY NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER...LIKELY JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER WITH KTDF STILL SHOWING A SOUTHWEST WIND. OUTFLOW FROM ONGOING AND DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN THE FRONT SHIFTING SLIGHTLY SOUTH ACROSS THE BORDER DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT ITS OVERALL LOCATION SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO ITS CURRENT ONE THROUGH THE NEAR- AND SHORT-TERM PERIODS. THE SPC MESOANALYSIS SHOWED MLCAPE FROM 1000 TO 2000J/KG...THOUGH SHEAR IS VERY WEAK AS ANTICIPATED AND DOWNDRAFT CAPE IS FAIRLY LOW AS WELL...MOSTLY LESS THAN 500J/KG EXCEPT IN THE FAR SOUTH TOWARD THE SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. 850MB LIFT ON THE SHORT-TERM GUIDANCE IS BEST THIS EVENING... AND WHILE AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DUE TO DAMAGING WIND...MOST STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD END UP ON THE STRONG SIDE WITH MOST OF THE GUST POTENTIAL OF 40 TO 50 MPH. AS AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND THE MID-LEVEL SHEAR AXIS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST...GENERAL MOVEMENT EAST AND NORTHEAST SHOULD RESULT IN LIKELY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTHWEST FOOTHILLS...AGAIN NEAR THE FRONT...SHOULD EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE TRIAD AS WELL. OVERNIGHT...BUFR SOUNDINGS BECOME MORE STABLE ESPECIALLY ON THE GFS...ALTHOUGH WITH DECENT MOISTURE AND THE PRESENCE OF THE SHEAR AXIS ALOFT ALONG WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT...WILL NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE CHANCES FOR A SHOWER. OVERNIGHT LOWS...69 TO 74. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 250 PM SATURDAY... WHILE MOISTURE REMAINS PLENTIFUL OVERALL...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TO AROUND TWO INCHES PARTICULARLY ON THE NAM...THE GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS ARE NOTICEABLY MORE STABLE PARTICULARLY WITH SLIGHT WARMING IN THE LAYER AROUND 850MB. THE SHEAR AXIS WEAKENS AND SHOULD PIVOT WEST AND WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING HEIGHTS ALOFT. WHILE OVERALL INSTABILITY APPEARS BETTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS OPPOSED TO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MLCAPE LIKELY REACHING OR JUST EXCEEDING 2000J/KG...OVERALL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA IS LIKELY TO BE LESS AS A RESULT OF WHAT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING SYNOPTIC SUPPORT. THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...AND WITH THE SHEAR AXIS WEAKENING AS WELL...WILL CONTINUE THE FORECAST OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND THREAT...AND AGREE WITH THE SPC DAY 2 ASSESSMENT OF THAT ISOLATED POTENTIAL. DOWNDRAFT CAPE IS 500-900J/KG AS FORECAST BY THE MORE ROBUST NAM...UNDER A RELATIVE MAXIMUM OF 850MB THETA-E. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD MOSTLY BE IN THE LOWER 90S... WITH A FEW HIGHS POSSIBLE AROUND 90 OR TOWARD 95 DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY ANY MORNING LOW CLOUDS DIMINISH...AND THE ONSET OF ANY DEEP CONVECTION. SUNDAY NIGHT...BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS BECOME FAIRLY STABLE TO DEEP CONVECTION. THE GFS DOES FORECAST SOME OVERNIGHT QPF...BUT ITS MOS GUIDANCE CHANCES OF RAIN ARE LOW LATE AT NIGHT... AND WITH CONVERGENCE ALOFT FORECAST OVERNIGHT SUNDAY...IT WOULD SEEM CHANCES FOR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FALL BELOW SLIGHT CHANCE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS ONCE AGAIN SHOULD BE MOSTLY IN THE RANGE OF 70 TO 75. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 250 PM SATURDAY... THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE DURING MUCH OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE BROAD MID LEVEL RIDGING THAT IS PROGGED TO EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE SOUTHEAST...WITH CENTRAL NC ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE. THEREFORE...WE WILL BE UNDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD AND HENCE THE POTENTIAL FOR WEAK DISTURBANCES TO IMPACT THE AREA WILL LIKELY BE OUR MAIN CHANCES FOR ANY PRECIP BEYOND TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTION. MODELS ALSO INDICATE (TO VARYING DEGREES) A BACK DOOR FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA MIDWEEK...BUT GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR...WILL KEEP THE FRONT NORTH OF REGION FOR NOW. AS A RESULT...SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TIME ANY WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES THIS FAR OUT...AM EXPECTING MOSTLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL TYPE PRECIP AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THEN...AT THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO AMPLIFY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY SUPPRESS THE RIDGE. AS THIS SHORT WAVE MOVES EAST AND AMPLIFIES EVEN MORE...IT SHOULD BEGIN TO CARVE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND...WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. WILL STILL KEEP ONLY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS TIME FRAME...BUT WILL SHOW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE POPS. THE HEAT WILL ALSO RETURN TO THE REGION...WITH GENERALLY MID (AND SOME UPPER) 90S EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 250 PM SATURDAY... HIGH MVFR OR LOW VFR CEILINGS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OVERNIGHT...THE ONSET AND OCCURRENCE OF LOW CLOUDS IS STILL SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION...BUT BASED ON PERSISTENCE OF THE AIR MASS...AND THE GFS AND LAMP GUIDANCE MOSTLY SUGGESTIVE OF LOW CLOUDS...FORECAST THEIR OCCURRENCE AND IFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES BY 10Z. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SREF MODEL...WHICH DID FORECAST HIGHER PROBABILITIES OF LOW CLOUDS THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND THEY OCCURRED...HAVE A LOWER PROBABILITY OF LOW CLOUDS FOR SUNDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS MODEST...BUT BASED ON THE PERSISTENT AIR MASS AND PREPONDERANCE OF GUIDANCE...HAVE OPTED TO INCLUDE THEM. CEILINGS SHOULD GRADUALLY LIFT TO VFR SUNDAY MORNING. BEYOND THE 18Z VALID TAF PERIOD...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN GENERAL...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... THOUGH CURRENTLY THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THESE WOULD SEEM TO BE IN THE MID-TO-LATE WEEK PERIOD...LESSER EARLY MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY EARLY TUESDAY. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DJF NEAR TERM...DJF SHORT TERM...DJF LONG TERM...KRR AVIATION...DJF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 303 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-221900- 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- 303 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST THROUGH 10 PM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE AGAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION. HEAT INDICES COULD BE NEAR 105 DEGREES ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOUR REPORTS AND SERVICE ARE APPRECIATED. DJF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
310 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
NCZ075-086-211945-
HOKE-MOORE-
310 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MOORE AND
NORTHERN HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 310 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ASHLEY HEIGHTS...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ASHLEY HEIGHTS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 7951 3528 7926 3519 7913 3507 7909
3495 7935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 235DEG 17KT 3505 7938
GIHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
324 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
NCZ083-084-212015-
ANSON-RICHMOND-
324 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND AND ANSON COUNTIES
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 323 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MCFARLAN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF CHERAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... DIGGS...EAST
ROCKINGHAM... ROCKINGHAM... HAMLET... DOBBINS HEIGHTS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THIS AREA
THROUGH 430 PM. CONSIDERABLE STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 8004 3512 7970 3498 7957 3493 7958
3492 7956 3491 7956 3487 7960 3480 7974
3480 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 233DEG 17KT 3482 7993
GIHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
333 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
NCZ042-078-089-212030-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
333 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON...WAYNE AND
JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 332 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NEWTON GROVE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF MOUNT OLIVE...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GRANTHAM...MAR-MAC...
BROGDEN.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 341 AND 348.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 7798 3519 7801 3519 7805 3517 7807
3518 7816 3513 7816 3512 7840 3527 7846
3549 7807 3517 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 255DEG 14KT 3526 7830
22SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
343 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
NCZ075-084-086-212030-
HOKE-MOORE-RICHMOND-
343 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS RICHMOND...MOORE AND HOKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 343 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DERBY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKINGHAM...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... FOXFIRE...
PINEBLUFF...PINEHURST... TAYLORTOWN... ABERDEEN... ASHLEY HEIGHTS...
SOUTHERN PINES... AND WHISPERING PINES.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 7973 3518 7969 3516 7965 3517 7961
3519 7965 3533 7934 3507 7923 3503 7946
3504 7946 3502 7952 3500 7964
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 248DEG 18KT 3510 7960
GIHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 347 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 NCZ075>077-086-088-212030- CUMBERLAND-HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MOORE- 347 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HARNETT...MOORE...LEE... CUMBERLAND AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 347 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ABERDEEN...OR ABOUT OVER SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF POPE AIR FORCE BASE... ALSO MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... VASS... POPE AIR FORCE BASE... SPRING LAKE. HAZARDS INCLUDE... PEA SIZE HAIL. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING. DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. && LAT...LON 3545 7911 3510 7893 3504 7940 3524 7947 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 252DEG 13KT 3516 7938 GIH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
350 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
NCZ042-212045-
JOHNSTON-
350 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING INTENSE WIND GUSTS WILL MOVE
ACROSS JOHNSTON COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 349 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BENSON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL OCCUR WELL OUT AHEAD OF ANY RAIN.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...COATS CROSSROADS...
FOUR OAKS...SMITHFIELD...SELMA...FLOWERS...MICRO.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 319 AND 328... AND
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 79 AND 107.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3531 7851 3533 7853 3534 7853 3536 7856
3539 7858 3540 7860 3545 7862 3547 7865
3549 7866 3550 7869 3552 7869 3578 7827
3554 7809
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 233DEG 20KT 3545 7855
GIHThe Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down along a swath from near Mar-Mac to Seven Springs.
A tree and multiple power lines were blown down near Highway 64 near Spring Hope.
Several trees were blown down along a swath from near Union Ridge to near Mebane.
Multiple trees were blown down near Whitset.
Lightning struck a home on Jamestown Road in Pittsboro causing a fire. The fire was contained to the attic. The home suffered fire damage in the attic and roof and some water damage was sustained to other parts of the house. Damage was estimated.
Multiple roads in Roanoke Rapids were covered with at least 6 to 8 inches of water.
Red Man Road near Highway 43 and also Enterprise Road near Highway 158 were reported flooded.
Quarter size hail was reported at the Volunteer Fire Department.
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, July 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: 398055, 398056, 398057, 398058, 398068, 398059, 398061, 398062.