Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 15, 2012

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
252 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
REACHING THE CAROLINA COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH FOR THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 220 PM TUESDAY...

TONIGHT...EXPECT TWO AREAS OF CONVECTION TO AFFECT CENTRAL NC. THE
FIRST WILL OCCUR OVER THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN WHERE AN
INSTABILITY AXIS OF A SLIGHT TO MODERATE INTENSITY EXIST. AS AIR
MASS CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE...AND OUTFLOW/SEABREEZE MIGRATE
INWARD..EXPECT ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
I-95 CORRIDOR SHORTLY. EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR NEAR 30KTS SUGGEST
ORGANIZED MULTI-CELLULAR STORMS PROBABLE. EARLIER TODAY...WAS NOT
TOO CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL.
HOWEVER...CONSIDERING SBCAPE VALUES NEAR 3000 J/KG AND CAPE IN THE
MINUS 10-MINUS 30 LAYER NEAR 600 J/KG...SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL BECOMING INCREASINGLY PROBABLE. STILL EXPECT
TO SEE A DAMAGING WIND THREAT FOR THE STRONGER CELLS AS WELL.

TO THE WEST...ANOTHER AREA OF CONVECTION WILL LIKELY SLIDE OFF THE
BLUE RIDGE AND FOOTHILLS AND AFFECT THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
PIEDMONT BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HERE TOO BULK
SHEAR SUPPORT OF MULTICELLULAR ORGANIZATION SUGGESTING DAMAGING WIND
THREAT THOUGH HAIL THREAT APPEARS LESS HERE THAN IN THE SE. OF
IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. DEEP SW FLOW
PERSIST WHICH WILL LEAD TO SHOWERS/STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE SAME
LOCATION. WHILE PRECIP WATER VALUES ABOUT 0.25 INCH LESS THAN
MONDAY...TOP SOIL SATURATED ACROSS FORSYTH AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES.
DUE TO THESE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS AND MORE THAN 50 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS/STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THE REGION...FEEL THAT A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WARRANTED FOR FORSYTH...DAVIDSON AND GUILFORD
COUNTIES. DECIDED TO ADD GUILFORD MAINLY FOR CONCERNS OF FLOODING IN
URBANIZED AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 210 PM TUESDAY...

FOR WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT: ONE MORE WET DAY... THIS ONE FOCUSED
ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. FOLLOWING THE GFS/ECMWF
SOLUTION... THE WEAK AND SLOW-MOVING POSITIVELY-TILTED TROUGH WILL
STRETCH FROM LA THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY WEDNESDAY...
EASING SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE NC COASTAL AREA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ACCOMPANIED BY THE WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL
ZONE. (THE NAM'S SLOWER AND MORE WESTWARD SOLUTION IS AT ODDS WITH
THE MORE PROGRESSIVE GFS/ECMWF AND HAS BEEN SET ASIDE.) AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF THIS SHEAR ZONE... WHERE PRECIPITABLE WATER IS LIKELY TO
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGH SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S... SHOULD SEE RAPID ONSET OF CONVECTION BY MIDDAY EAST OF
HIGHWAY ONE... WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE EAST OF I-95... NEAR AND
EAST OF THE SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE. DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ASCENT SHOULD
ALSO BE ENHANCED IN THIS AREA VIA INCREASING UPPER DIVERGENCE IN THE
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A STRENGTHENING JET EXTENDING FROM VA
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TO SERN CANADA. HAVE BUMPED UP POPS TO HIGH-END
LIKELY AND CATEGORICAL (70-80%) IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
IN THE COASTAL PLAIN GIVEN PREDICTED PW VALUES AROUND 1.5 INCHES...
SLOW MEAN CLOUD LAYER WINDS YIELDING SLOW-MOVING CONVECTION... AND
POSSIBLE TRAINING CELLS. EXPECT MUCH LOWER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS IN
THE WEST WHERE PW VALUES SHOULD HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR NORMAL WITH
LIGHT MAINLY NW WINDS THROUGH THE LOWEST 2-3 KM. MUCH OF THE DAY
SHOULD BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY EAST AND MOSTLY CLOUDY WEST. HIGHS
78-82. WE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE QUICK DISSIPATION OF STORMS WITH LOSS
OF HEATING SHORTLY AFTER NIGHTFALL AS THE PRIMARY SURFACE COOL
FRONT... THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRULY COOLER AND DRIER AIR...
FINALLY BEGINS TO DROP INTO CENTRAL NC. HOWEVER... GFS BUFR
SOUNDINGS DO STILL SHOW 6.5-7.0 MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
ABOVE-NORMAL PW LINGERING OVERNIGHT IN THE EASTERN CWA... SO WILL
HOLD ONTO A SMALL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS INTO THE NIGHT. LOWS 58-64.

FOR THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT: THE MID LEVEL SHEAR AXIS AND SURFACE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SETTLED ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SC
INTO THE SRN/CENTRAL NC COAST... AS HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES NOSES SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL NC. AGAIN SETTING
ASIDE THE SLOWER/MORE-NORTHWESTWARD NAM SOLUTION... IT APPEARS THAT
THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL HOLD JUST EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CWA THROUGH
THURSDAY. A VERY WEAK WAVE LOCATED OVER THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY
DOES DROP TOWARD THE SRN APPALACHIANS ON THURSDAY... HOWEVER THE MID
LEVELS APPEAR TOO DRY AND THIS WAVE TOO WEAK TO BE OF MUCH
CONSEQUENCE. GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS DO DEPICT CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE
LINGERING IN THE LOWEST 1 KM OVER OUR ERN COASTAL PLAIN AND
SANDHILLS... ENOUGH FOR SOME SHALLOW SPRINKLES... HOWEVER CONFIDENCE
IN THE COVERAGE OF ANY SUCH TRACE PRECIP IS QUITE LOW AT THIS POINT
AND WOULD BE CONFINED TO THE FAR ERN AND SRN FORECAST AREA. AT THE
VERY LEAST WE SHOULD SEE VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES HERE... WITH MORE
SUNSHINE AS ONE GOES NNW TOWARD THE TRIAD AND ROXBORO. THICKNESSES
AS WELL AS THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL STRUCTURE SUPPORT HIGHS OF 72-78...
BELOW STATISTICAL GUIDANCE. LOWS 53-58.

FOR FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT: PLEASANT WEATHER OVERALL AS THE CENTER OF
THE SURFACE HIGH CROSSES NEW ENGLAND WHILE CONTINUING TO EXTEND DOWN
THROUGH CENTRAL NC... LEADING TO A FURTHER DRYING OF THE LOW LEVELS.
ALOFT... WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL ATTEMPT TO BUILD IN FROM THE SW
OVER THE WRN CAROLINAS/VA... RESULTING IN CONTINUED MID LEVEL DRYING
AND STABILIZATION. EXPECT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WHICH SHOULD PUSH UP
HIGHS INTO THE 74-79 RANGE DESPITE BELOW-NORMAL THICKNESSES. LOWS
51-56. -GIH

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 250 PM TUESDAY...

FOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY: THE NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO NOSE INTO CENTRAL NC FROM THE NNE... AS THE PARENT HIGH CENTER
MOVES FURTHER NE... LEADING TO A GRADUALLY MODIFYING AIR MASS. THE
GFS/ECMWF SHOW THE MID LEVEL RIDGING TO OUR WEST AND NW CUTTING OFF
INTO A WEAK ANTICYCLONE OVER THE OH VALLEY/LOWER GREAT LAKES TOWARD
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS... AS THE SHEAR ZONE TO OUR SE AND SOUTH
CLOSES OFF A WEAK LOW OVER THE COASTAL (ECMWF) OR INTERIOR (GFS)
SOUTHEAST. IN EITHER CASE... WE SHOULD SEE A VERY LIGHT MAINLY
EASTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW AND A WEAKENING NE LOW LEVEL FLOW... WITH
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF INSTABILITY OR MOISTURE ADVECTION. WILL KEEP
THE FORECAST DRY... WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO JUST BELOW NORMAL.

FOR MONDAY/TUESDAY: MODEL SOLUTIONS START TO DIVERGE A BIT HERE...
NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE DETAILS OF OUR WEATHER WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON SMALL SCALE FEATURES WITHIN A VERY WEAK AND
ILL-DEFINED FLOW PATTERN. IN GENERAL HOWEVER... WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE
AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL ONSHORE-DIRECTED WIND COMPONENT INTO THE
SOUTHERN/EASTERN CAROLINAS AS THE SURFACE HIGH PIVOTS MORE E-W AS IT
SHIFTS OUT OVER THE WATER AND RIDGES BACK INTO NC... RESULTING IN AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF TROPICAL-TYPE SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
EAST AND SOUTH. THE WEAK MID LEVEL LOW TO OUR SOUTH SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MEANDER OVER THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST STATES... NORTHERN GULF
STATES AND INTO THE MIDSOUTH... WHILE THE ANTICYCLONE HEADS EASTWARD
OVER THE NW ATLANTIC... LEADING TO A STILL-LIGHT BUT MORE SSE MID
LEVEL FLOW. WITH BETTER CONVECTIVE CLOUD COVER EXPECTED EACH
AFTERNOON AND THICKNESSES SLOWLY RISING BACK UP TOWARD NORMAL... WE
SHOULD SEE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S. -GIH

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 140 PM TUESDAY...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND T-STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. IN VICINITY OF
THE CONVECTION...EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS...WIND GUSTS NEAR 35KTS...AND
MVFR/IFR VISIBILITY. ONCE CONVECTION DIMINISHES...VFR CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING AFTER WHICH MVFR/IFR
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DEVELOP AFTER 2 AM.

THE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL LIFT QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY WITH A SCATTERED CU FIELD EXPECTED AND BASES 1800-3000FT.
AS AIR MASS DESTABILIZES...EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION AND
ASSOCIATED MVFR CEILING/VISIBILITY TO DEVELOP BY EARLY-MID
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. THE CONVECTION
WILL DISSIPATE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

DRIER MORE STABLE AIR WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL NC THU AND REMAIN OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN VFR CONDITIONS FOR A
LARGE MAJORITY OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ021-022-038.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD
NEAR TERM...WSS
SHORT TERM...HARTFIELD
LONG TERM...HARTFIELD
AVIATION...WSS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
315 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ021-022-038-160930-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-
315 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

NCZ007>010-023>026-039>041-073>076-083-084-160930-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-
RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
315 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-160930-
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
315 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH
THE STORMS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ078-151930-
WAYNE-
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SECTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 244 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES
SOUTH OF SEVEN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT
OLIVE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SEVEN SPRINGS...
WALNUT CREEK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS
AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7792
      3517 7799 3519 7801 3518 7809 3557 7796
      3551 7782 3542 7782 3541 7780 3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 201DEG 15KT 3513 7786

WSS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
259 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ078-089-152000-
SAMPSON-WAYNE-
259 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON AND WAYNE COUNTIES
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 258 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HOBBTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...RURAL EASTERN
SAMPSON COUNTY AND MOUNT OLIVE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 348 AND 355.

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 3515 7843 3543 7806 3517 7791 3516 7798
      3519 7801 3519 7805 3517 7807 3518 7816
      3509 7817 3508 7815 3502 7815 3500 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 258DEG 14KT 3512 7831

22

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ078-152045-
WAYNE-
345 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH
445 PM EDT...

AT 345 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MOUNT OLIVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BROGDEN...ELROY...AND...
GOLDSBORO...WALNUT CREEK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7792
      3516 7798 3519 7801 3519 7805 3517 7807
      3519 7814 3524 7814 3558 7794 3559 7783
      3542 7782 3541 7780 3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 220DEG 20KT 3519 7805

ELLIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
408 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ042-078-089-152115-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
408 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SAMPSON...WAYNE AND JOHNSTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 408 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TURKEY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON...MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HOBBTON...GRANTHAM.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 341 AND 355.

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.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 7855 3539 7829 3529 7809 3521 7813
      3518 7813 3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7815
      3505 7815 3496 7814 3485 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 182DEG 12KT 3509 7823

ELLIS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
445 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

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

0600 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE GIBSONVILLE       36.11N  79.53W
05/13/2012                   ALAMANCE           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIND GUST FROM SHOWER RESULTED IN ALUMINUM CARPORT
            OVERTURNED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RAH1200245

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