Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon just north and south of a well-defined warm front bisecting central North Carolina. Three weak short-lived tornadoes developed along the warm front across eastern North Carolina.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon just north and south of a well-defined warm front bisecting central North Carolina. Three weak short-lived tornadoes developed along the warm front across eastern North Carolina. Training thunderstorms also resulted in some flash flooding.
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 Apr 29, 2:25 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 325 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE US WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CENTRAL NC UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 320 PM TUESDAY... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AREAS UNTIL 9PM. THE WEDGE FRONT HAS BEEN SLOWLY RETREATING TO THE NORTH AND WEST TODAY...THOUGH IT HAS ONLY JUST NOW REACHED THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. SOUTH OF THE FRONT...MLCAPE HAS INCREASED TO 1000-2000 J/KG. ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE FRONT WHERE WINDS SHARPLY BACK TO EAST-NORTHEAST... 0-1KM SRH QUICKLY INCREASES ABOVE 200 MS/S2...AND HODOGRAPH CURVATURE IS FORECAST TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN LIMITED SO FAR BUT SHOULD ALSO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. LATER TONIGHT...CONVECTION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA WILL SPREAD EAST AND POSSIBLY EXPAND TO THE NORTHEAST AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE WEDGE AIRMASS SHOULD CONTINUE TO ERODE...THOUGH ITS UNCERTAIN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO SCOUR OUT THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. THE NAM...DEPICTS AT LEAST SOME WEAK INSTABILITY WORKING NORTH THROUGH THE PIEDMONT ALONG THE BOUNDARY. WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OVERNIGHT...WITHIN THE BELT OF STRONG MID-LEVEL FLOW AND SHEAR AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH...THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SUPERCELLS EMBEDDED WITH THE CLUSTER OF STORMS AD A TORNADO THREAT IN THE VICINITY OF THE WEDGE FRONT OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL AS THE LOW LEVEL JET SURGES NORTH WITH PW OVER 1.5 INCHES AND STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. LOWS IN THE 60S. WEDNESDAY... HI-RES SIMULATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW VARYING SOLUTIONS REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF STORMS ALONG THE REMNANT CONVERGENCE ZONE FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION...SO THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW EARLY MORNING PRECIP WILL IMPACT DESTABILIZATION. HOWEVER... THE INGREDIENTS FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE WITH STRONG 50KT DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND A WARM MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NC...ALONG WITH CYCLONIC CURVED HODOGRAPHS SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS AND A CONDITIONAL TORNADO RISK. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S WEST TO LOWER 80S EAST. CONVECTION SHOULD PUSH EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WHILE THE PRIMARY COLD FRONT REMAINS WEST OF THE AREA AND DOESNT PUSH INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT UNTIL THURSDAY. POPS WILL TREND DOWNWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOWS AGAIN MOSTLY IN THE 60S. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 PM TUESDAY... FOR THU/THU NIGHT... A PREFRONTAL TROUGH WILL HAVE SHIFTED EASTWARD INTO THE COASTAL AREAS OF NC BY THU MORNING... WITH THE PRIMARY COLD FRONT TRACKING SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE CWA. FAST AND BROADLY CYCLONIC SW MID LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER NC... AROUND THE CLOSED VORTEX OVER THE GREAT LAKES SHIFTING NORTHWARD... AND DEEP MOISTURE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN PLACE FROM ROUGHLY HIGHWAY 1 EAST EARLY IN THE DAY. THIS WILL MEAN A LINGERING THREAT OF SHOWERS HERE TO START THE DAY... TRENDING GRADUALLY OUT OF THE AREA FROM WNW TO ESE THROUGH THE DAY AS MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE ENERGY RIDING NE OVER THE GREAT LAKES HELPS PUSH THE SURFACE FRONT TO OUR SE BY THU EVENING... WITH A SUBSEQUENT SLOW CLEARING OF CLOUDS ALSO FROM WNW TO ESE AS COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR WORKS IN VIA A NOSE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM TX TO THE NE. HIGHS 75-81. LOWS FROM 49 NW TO 57 EAST. FOR FRI/FRI NIGHT: THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS TO OUR WEST WILL EASE EASTWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT... AND THE ENSUING SHIFT OF MID LEVEL WINDS FROM SW TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION WILL ALLOW FOR SLOWLY DECREASING MOISTURE DEPTH AND ARRIVAL OF DRIER AIR THROUGH THE COLUMN FROM WEST TO EAST. THE PASSAGE OVERHEAD OF WEAK LOW-MID LEVEL ENERGY TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH SHOULD BRING A SHOT OF GREATER CLOUD COVER ACROSS CENTRAL/ERN NC DURING FRI AFTERNOON. THE GFS/NAM GENERATE SOME LIGHT PRECIP WITH THESE PERTURBATIONS OVER THE ERN CWA... BUT DON'T EXPECT THIS TO AMOUNT TO MUCH GIVEN THE ENCROACHMENT OF DRIER AIR ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER LEVELS. WILL LEAVE IN JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE SE HALF FRI. EXPECT FAIR SKIES FRI NIGHT AS THE TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS OVERHEAD LATE. BELOW NORMAL THICKNESSES WILL TRANSLATE TO SLIGHTLY COOL HIGHS OF 68-72 FRI. LOWS 47-52. -GIH && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 325 PM TUESDAY... MAY STILL SEE SOME LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE COASTAL PLAIN SAT MORNING AS THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS FINALLY SHIFTS TO OUR EAST... BUT OTHERWISE EXPECT A DRY AND SEASONABLE AIR MASS TO START THE WEEKEND. A WEST-EAST ORIENTED BACKDOOR FRONT TO OUR NORTH WILL INCH SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE NRN NC BORDER SUNDAY... AS A STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRAVERSES THE NORTHEAST STATES... BUT THE FRONT SHOULD HOLD TO OUR NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SOMEWHAT MILDER AIR SPREADING INTO NC FROM THE WEST. THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS LIKELY TO DEEPEN AS A CLOSED VORTEX OVER THE NEW ENGLAND COAST SUN NIGHT THEN WOBBLE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH TUE... AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE TO STRENGTHEN AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE OH VALLEY ACROSS NE NC.... KEEPING US ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THIS SORT OF A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER THE OH VALLEY TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NC... AND FOR NOW WILL LEAVE IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR MON/TUE. TEMPS CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS (WHICH IS LOW-MID 50S FOR LOWS AND MID-UPPER 70S FOR HIGHS). -GIH && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 1255 PM TUESDAY... SEVERAL AVIATION CHALLENGES EXIST OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HRS. FIRST... A FRONTAL ZONE SITS ACROSS SRN NC. NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY... IFR/MVFR VSBYS WITH LIFR CIGS PERSIST AT INT/GSO/RDU... WHERE A STABLE AIR MASS AND COOL ENE SURFACE FLOW PERSISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE STARTING TO BREAK AT RWI WHERE VSBYS ARE NOW VFR WITH IFR CIGS. AND AT FAY... WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE FRONT... MUCH WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR RESIDES WITH VFR CONDITIONS. THE WARM FRONTAL ZONE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD... AND WE'LL SEE SURFACE WINDS AT FAY SHIFT RAPIDLY AROUND TO SOUTHERLY AND STRENGTHEN LATER THIS AFTERNOON... WHILE THIS WIND SHIFT FROM A LIGHT EASTERLY WIND TO STRONGER SOUTHERLY WIND WILL OCCUR LATER AT RWI/RDU/GSO/INT THIS EVENING (IN THAT ORDER). SCATTERED STORMS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT FAY BY MID AFTERNOON. RWI/RDU/GSO/INT SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME STORMS STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH TIMING IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AND THAT PRECLUDES MENTIONING A PREVAILING OR TEMPO MENTION OF THUNDER AT THIS TIME AT THESE TERMINALS. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RISE TO MVFR AT THESE NORTHERN SITES THROUGH THIS EVENING... FIRST AT RDU/RWI THEN LASTLY AT GSO/INT WHERE THE STABLE AIR WILL HOLD ON THE LONGEST. MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS IFR/LIFR STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT... HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS VERY LOW... GIVEN THAT IF THERE ARE ONGOING SHOWERS/STORMS TONIGHT... CIGS MAY GET NO WORSE THAN MVFR. LLWS CRITERIA ARE UNLIKELY TO BE MET... HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING (FROM SSE OR S TO SSW) AND INCREASING WITH HEIGHT... MOST DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT INTO WED... WITH 35-40 KT WINDS FROM THE SW AROUND 2 KFT AGL. ANY SUB-VFR CIGS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO TREND UP TOWARD VFR TOWARD THE END OF THE TAF VALID PERIOD. LOOKING BEYOND 18Z WED... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED AFTERNOON... HOWEVER DETAILS IN LOCATION AND TIMING ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. SUSTAINED STRONG/GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH WED EVENING... ALONG WITH POTENTIAL MVFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS/STORMS. AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL NC... CONDITIONS WILL TREND TO VFR AT INT/GSO 12Z-14Z THU... AT RDU 14Z-16Z... AND AT FAY/RWI 16Z-18Z... WITH SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING TO WSW THEN WNW THROUGH THU AFTERNOON/NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY TO HOLD THROUGH SUNDAY. -GIH && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>076-083-084. && SYNOPSIS...HARTFIELD NEAR TERM...SMITH SHORT TERM...HARTFIELD LONG TERM...HARTFIELD AVIATION...HARTFIELD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 233 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 NCZ038>041-073>076-083-084-301845- DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON- RICHMOND- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...TORNADO WATCH 117 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-301845- HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE- CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...TORNADO WATCH 117 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ007>010-021>025-301845- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE- DURHAM- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ026-301845- FRANKLIN- 233 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...TORNADO WATCH 117 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE GREATEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
235 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
NCZ077-291900-
HARNETT-
235 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR EASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...
UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GODWIN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF
LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LILLINGTON...DUNN...ANGIER...ERWIN...COATS...BUIES CREEK AND ANDERSON
CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3523 7888 3530 7896 3553 7875 3552 7870
3542 7860 3540 7859 3539 7857 3534 7858
3525 7865 3526 7872 3526 7883 3524 7886
3524 7888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 237DEG 23KT 3528 7881
VINCENTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
243 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
NCZ077-086-088-291915-
HOKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
243 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY...
SOUTHWESTERN HARNETT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM EDT...
AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAEFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...POPE AFB...SPRING LAKE...TIMBERLAKE...
PINEVIEW...ANDERSON CREEK AND BONNIE DOONE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7926 3519 7918 3517 7914 3518 7913
3517 7913 3518 7910 3520 7911 3521 7915
3522 7916 3539 7906 3525 7876 3497 7913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 212DEG 25KT 3508 7915
VINCENTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
256 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
NCZ088-291930-
CUMBERLAND-
256 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM OVER TOBERMORY...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEDMAN...AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...VANDER AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3493 7898 3512 7865 3512 7864
3511 7864 3511 7865 3508 7867 3499 7864
3491 7856 3485 7864 3485 7884 3484 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 227DEG 14KT 3485 7890
VINCENTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 300 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 NCZ042-077-291945- HARNETT-JOHNSTON- 300 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BENSON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SMITHFIELD...DUNN...BENSON...COATS...FOUR OAKS AND COATS CROSSROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3532 7860 3540 7870 3564 7849 3547 7828 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 219DEG 14KT 3538 7861 VINCENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
312 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
NCZ042-077-291945-
HARNETT-JOHNSTON-
312 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HARNETT AND
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM NEAR DUNN...OR NEAR LILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHFIELD...DUNN...BENSON...ERWIN...COATS...FOUR OAKS...BUIES CREEK
AND COATS CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3530 7872 3539 7879 3551 7868 3565 7854
3567 7851 3567 7850 3541 7827 3531 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 228DEG 24KT 3537 7870
VINCENTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
324 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
NCZ088-089-292000-
SAMPSON-CUMBERLAND-
324 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON COUNTY AND
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...GODWIN...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...WADE...SALEMBURG...
FALCON...AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...SPIVEY'S CORNER AND VANDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7893 3526 7869 3525 7862 3528 7858
3530 7858 3531 7854 3526 7849 3505 7834
3491 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 232DEG 32KT 3502 7876
VINCENTThe Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:23 UTC.
7 hail, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were blown down across the road at NC Highway 27 and NC Highway 421 near Buies Creek.
Damage consisted of dozens of snapped and uprooted trees and nearly a dozen homes that experienced roof damage. The roof damage ranged from loss of shingles, to one single-wide home that lost nearly its entire roof. The extent of damage to the single-wide home along with the nearby tree damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of 90-95 mph.
Golf ball size hail reported at NC Highway 117.
Quarter to half dollar size hail covering the ground at Tarboro Street and Glendale Street.
Golf ball size hail reported near the intersection of Tarboro Street an Glendale Street.
Numerous flooded roads were reported across the county.
Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of East Langley Road and Bridgersville Road.
Debris blown across Old Wilson Road.
The tornado first touched down along State Road 1526 on the south side of highway 64 where numerous trees were downed or snapped. Intermittent damage continued along state road 1526 on the north side of Highway 64 where a large tree was uprooted and several outbuildings experienced roof damage. Intermittent tree damage continued northeast across State Road 1527. Numerous single wide homes and outbuildings received minor damage as the tornado continued northeast across Mooring Road. The tornado lifted at Highway 111 just east of the intersection with Mooring Road, where several single wide homes received minor damage and numerous trees were downed or snapped. The intermittent nature of damage indicates that the tornado may have briefly lifted a few times along the 4 mile path. The damage observed is consistent with maximum wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
Numerous roads closed across the county due to flooding.
Numerous roads closed and impassable due to flooding.
This short track tornado was on the ground for a very short time, but during this time it completely leveled a hog house and snapped and downed numerous trees. Another near-by home experienced roof damage. The extent of damage to the hog house suggests maximum wind speeds of 95-100 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 2014Warnings in North Carolina, April 2014
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: 513034, 513036, 513027, 513028, 513029, 513030, 513017, 513031, 513032, 513035, 513037, 513020, 513024, 513033, 513041.