Multiple line segments of strong to severe storms developed over North Carolina as a compact but potent shortwave emanating from the gulf coast region and along the eastern flanks of a full latitude trough moved through the Carolinas. The accompanying 50 to 60 knot mid level jet within a moist and unstable air mass produced scattered thunderstorm wind damage and an isolated EF-0 tornado near…
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Multiple line segments of strong to severe storms developed over North Carolina as a compact but potent shortwave emanating from the gulf coast region and along the eastern flanks of a full latitude trough moved through the Carolinas. The accompanying 50 to 60 knot mid level jet within a moist and unstable air mass produced scattered thunderstorm wind damage and an isolated EF-0 tornado near Zebulon.
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 Sep 18, 9:41 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1041 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A DEEPENING WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WILL ACCELERATE NORTHEAST...REACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY LATE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...THE TRAILING SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS 0F 1040 AM... CURRENT THINKING UNCHANGED. CURRENT LINE OF CONVECTION JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY ONE WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AS INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 MPH. A LOW SHEAR HIGH CAPE ENVIRONMENT WITH A SMALL BUT DEFINITE TORNADO THREAT. A SECOND LINE RAPIDLY MOVING OUT OF GEORGIA WILL IMPACT CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... PRECEDED BY A LULL IN PRECIPITATION WITH SHOWERS MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE PRIOR TO THE SECOND LINES ARRIVAL. THE AFTERNOON THREAT WILL BE TILTED MUCH MORE TOWARD A DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT. THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT IS STILL WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AT 10 AM AND MOSTLY SHOWERS WITH A MINIMAL TO ABSENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED WITH THE ACTUAL FRONT... PASSING THE WESTERN PIEDMONT THIS EVENING... AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES QUITE DIFFICULT. MID TO UPPER 70S FORECAST WITH A FEW LOWER 80S. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE DIVERSE DUE TO THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE TIMING... RANGING FROM NEAR 60 NORTHWEST TO NEAR 70 EXTREME SOUTHEAST. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY... THE INITIAL UPPER SHORT WAVE WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF THE BROADER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. THE DEEP MOISTURE AXIS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING...MOVING OFFSHORE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WILL HAVE LINGERING POPS IN THE EAST WHERE WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE TRAILING 850 MILLIBAR TROUGH AND LAGGING SHALLOW MOISTURE AND WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL BE JUXTAPOSED WITH THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE DEPARTING UPPER JET. CLOUD COVERAGE WILL REMAIN PERVASIVE DUE TO THE LAGGING 850 MILLIBAR TROUGH...BUT LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE ONGOING THROUGH THE DAY...WITH A LOSS OF 30 METERS OF LOW LEVEL THICKNESS SUPPORTIVE OF A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY...UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. MOISTURE LINGERING ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE TO PRECLUDE ALL BUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES DOWN THE EASTERN APPALACHIANS. WILL SEE MORE SUN AND HIGHS UP A FEW DEGREES...LOW TO MID 70S AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST COAST WILL PERMIT AT LEAST MODEST INSOLATION AND CONTINUED MODIFICATION/WARMING OF THE AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY...HIGHS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...80 PLUS OR MINUS A COUPLE OF DEGREES. WILL STILL HAVE A LINGERING SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 WITH ONSHORE MOISTURE ADVECTION. A STRONG SHORT WAVE DIVING INTO THE ALREADY AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS WILL NUDGE A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE APPALACHIANS SATURDAY. MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MEAGER WITH LIMITED...MAINLY WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE GULF. POPS WILL BE ISOLATED...BUT EXPECT THIS FLOW TO NUDGE TEMPERATURES UP ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY TIME FRAME...ACCOMPANIED BY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION...LIMITED BY WEAK MOISTURE ADVECTION BUT ITS STILL UNCLEAR HOW MUCH UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED BY JET STREAKS AROUND THE EASTWARD ADVECTING UPPER TROUGH. FRONT TIMING AND ONSET OF COOL AIR ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE A WIDER TEMPERATURE SPREAD SUNDAY...WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM LOWER 70S WEST TO NEAR 80 EAST. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...HIGHS MOSTLY 70 TO 75 AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. && .AVIATION /14Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 730 AM TUESDAY... STRONG SURGE OF WARM MOIST AIR ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF NORTHWARD RETREATING WARM FRONT AND ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STRENGTHENING/POWERFUL 50 TO 60 KNOT SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET NOSING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF STRATUS AND SCATTERED SHOWER AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS MORNING. MVFR TO LOW END VFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY WITH THE LOWEST CEILINGS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. OTHERWISE...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW LEVEL JET RACES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE COULD BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION AND STORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY... A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...MLM LONG TERM...MLM AVIATION...CBL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 NCZ007>011-023>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-191400- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM- FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE- HARNETT-WAYNE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...TORNADO WATCH 641 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT 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. TORNADO WATCH. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. TORNADOES CAN STRIKE QUICKLY... CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE... WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE HAIL QUARTER SIZE OR LARGER AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH AND GREATER. IF STORMS THREATEN... REMEMBER THESE SAFETY GUIDELINES: TORNADO WINDS CAN DESTROY MOBILE HOMES...SEVERELY DAMAGE HOMES AND BUILDINGS... OVERTURN VEHICLES... AND COLLAPSE THE ROOFS OF STORES... GYMNASIUMS... AND CAFETERIAS. IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS MOVING TOWARDS YOUR AREA... ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IF YOU ARE INDOORS... TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE... GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS... WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS. FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY PENETRATE EXTERIOR WALLS. PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO AS YOU CAN. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING AND FALLING DEBRIS WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND A TORNADO THREATENS... SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STOP UNDER OVERPASSES. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... AS A LAST RESORT ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A LOW LYING AREA OR DITCH. MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH. YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER ON A WEB ENABLED CELL PHONE OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICE BY VISITING HTTP://MOBILE.WEATHER.GOV. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-191400- FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON- 958 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION. ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG STORM THAT DEVELOPS OR MOVES INTO THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE AN ADDITIONAL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED AND REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
652 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCZ073-083-181130-
ANSON-STANLY-
652 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
STANLY AND ANSON COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING...
AT 648 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN ANSON AND STANLY
COUNTIES. THEY WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL REACH
WADESBORO...POLKTON...ANSONVILLE...AND STANFIELD BY 715 AM...AND
NORWOOD AND ALBEMARLE AROUND 730 AM.
HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVERS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LIMITED VISIBILITY IN RAIN AS WELL AS STANDING
WATER ON THE ROAD. SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8037 3528 8010 3518 8005 3514 8008
3511 8006 3509 7999 3511 7996 3511 7992
3505 7988 3501 7990 3498 7987 3490 7985
3485 7990 3480 7993 3481 8033 3519 8029
3516 8035 3516 8046 3519 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 228DEG 34KT 3499 8029
13SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
746 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCZ073-074-083-084-181315-
ANSON-MONTGOMERY-RICHMOND-STANLY-
746 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS STANLY...
RICHMOND...MONTGOMERY AND ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM EDT...
AT 745 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PEACHLAND...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF
MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ANSONVILLE...NORWOOD...MOUNT
GILEAD...TROY...STEEDS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVERS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LIMITED VISIBILITY IN RAIN AS WELL AS STANDING
WATER ON THE ROAD. SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES
AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3520 8051 3547 8033 3549 8017 3550 8018
3551 7977 3526 7970 3512 7957 3507 7958
3504 7946 3499 7958 3491 7956 3485 7963
3482 7963 3480 7978 3481 8033 3519 8029
3516 8035 3516 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 219DEG 42KT 3506 8029
BLAESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
804 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCZ022-038-039-181330-
DAVIDSON-GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
804 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
RANDOLPH...GUILFORD AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...
AT 803 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER DENTON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINWOOD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE TRIAD AREA.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 219.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 91 AND 131.
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 3602 8007 3602 8004 3605 8005 3611 7999
3611 7954 3553 7956 3550 8008 3550 8019
3557 8022 3558 8021 3559 8022 3575 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 224DEG 28KT 3562 8009
BLAESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
834 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCZ073-074-083-084-181330-
ANSON-MONTGOMERY-RICHMOND-STANLY-
834 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS STANLY...RICHMOND...
MONTGOMERY AND ANSON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...
AT 834 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ANSONVILLE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WADESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ANSONVILLE...
NORWOOD...MOUNT GILEAD...PEKIN...TROY...BISCOE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3513 8029 3551 8011 3551 7977 3530 7971
3527 7971 3523 7967 3494 8018 3503 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 1234Z 228DEG 35KT 3509 8015
BLAESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
856 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCZ022>024-039-040-181430-
ALAMANCE-CHATHAM-GUILFORD-ORANGE-RANDOLPH-
856 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
MOVE ACROSS RANDOLPH...ORANGE...GUILFORD...CHATHAM AND ALAMANCE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...
AT 855 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM GREENSBORO SOUTH
TO ASHEBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED
INCLUDE...RANDLEMAN...CLIMAX...FOREST OAKS...ALAMANCE...ELON
COLLEGE...GLEN RAVEN.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVERS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LIMITED VISIBILITY IN RAIN AS WELL AS STANDING
WATER ON THE ROAD. SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN BRANCHES AND
BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 7912 3572 7915 3552 7937 3551 7958
3551 7987 3570 7997 3625 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 215DEG 35KT 3573 7981
BLAESThe Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:56 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A small cluster of trees were blown down at a private residence.
Two trees were blown down at a private residence.
Three trees were blown down.
A NWS damage survey found that a weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down just west of the town of Zebulon. A well-defined damage path was found in a stand of trees of about one-half mile long and about 30 yards wide. Based on the type of trees affected and the magnitude of damage, the wind speeds are believed to have topped out at around 75 mph. No structural damage was found and there were no injuries or fatalities.
A 60-foot tree was topped off at about the 30-ffot level with large branches blown down.
Trees were blown down in roadway.
Several streets were flooded in the area including Six Forks Road, Wake Forest Road, and Atlantic Avenue and Interstate 440.
One foot of water was reported on Silk Hope Lindley Mill Road near the intersection of Woody Store Road.
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