Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over Central NC as small amplitude waves in cyclonic flow aloft moved through the area. An isolated thunderstorm produced wind damage and flash flooding in Nash County.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over Central NC as small amplitude waves in cyclonic flow aloft moved through the area. An isolated thunderstorm produced wind damage and flash flooding in Nash County.
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 Jun 5, 1:01 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Raleigh NC 201 PM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Upper level disturbances embedded in cyclonic flow aloft will track east across Virginia and North Carolina this afternoon and evening. In the wake of the disturbances, a cold front will progress southward through the Carolinas tonight and Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/... As of 130 PM EDT Monday... Small amplitude waves embedded in cyclonic flow aloft will track eastward across WV/VA/NC this afternoon, on the southern periphery of an upper level low centered over the Great Lakes. A weak wave of low pressure is expected to develop along a baroclinic zone along or just south of the VA/NC border early this afternoon as DPVA attendant small amplitude waves track east across the region. The aforementioned low is progged to reach the NC/VA coast by late afternoon and progress offshore this evening, though a lingering surface trough will extend W/SW from the Atlantic into portions of the Carolinas overnight. Despite moist adiabatic mid-level lapse rates associated with an extremely moist airmass in place over central NC (PWAT 1.75-2.00"), marginal to moderate diurnal destabilization (750-1250 J/kg MLCAPE) is expected south and east of the I-85 corridor this afternoon where surface dewpoints in the lower 70s (70-73F) will be juxtaposed with the relatively stronger insolation. A sharp gradient in instability is expected between the VA border (~100 J/kg MLCAPE) and Triad/ Triangle (500-750 J/kg MLCAPE) due to the presence of precip/evap cooling and pervasive cloud cover along/north of the state line. With the above in mind, expect scattered convection to develop along/south of the VA border this afternoon as small amplitude waves (and an attendant surface low) track east invof the state border amidst deep moisture and marginal to moderate instability /favorable diurnal timing/. Expect the best coverage between 21-04Z as a surface trough (attendant the exiting wave of low pressure) extends W/SW across central NC and serves as a focus for development. Convection should propagate S/SE through central NC this evening and exit the SE Coastal Plain around or shortly after midnight as the surface trough sinks southward and light northerly flow advects an increasingly stable airmass into the area from the north. Severe Weather: Effective deep-layer shear on the order of 30-40 knots will support both multicellular and supercellular organization, though the latter may be transient in nature given that deep-layer shear(instability) increases(decreases) with northward extent. Despite weak low/mid-level lapse rates and marginal DCAPE (200-400 J/kg), deep moisture and 30-40 knot mid- level flow should nevertheless support a potential for wet downbursts (via precip loading/downward momentum transport) in association with any updraft capable of sustaining deep/elevated cores. With low LCLs (~500m) and enhanced 0-1km speed/directional shear expected along/ahead of a surface low tracking east along a baroclinic zone, a potential for an isolated low-end (EF0/EF1) tornado will exist along/north of the I-85 corridor this afternoon, conditional upon the presence of supercellular convection in the right location at the right time. Torrential rainfall can be expected in association with any convection this aft/eve, particularly convection deep enough to produce lightning. Isolated flash flooding cannot be ruled out, primarily in urban areas repeatedly affected by convection. -Vincent && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT/... As of 200 PM EDT Monday... On Tuesday a frontal system will push south of the area with most of the shower activity south of the CWA by daybreak. This will lead to a fairly quiet morning and then some shower activity is expected with the heating of the day in during the afternoon. Late in the day a secondary boundary will come through from the north and may combine with the initial front across our southern counties as the frontal zone to our south retreats back towards the north. This could brings showers and storms on Thursday evening again across the south and east. Little of this activity is expected to be severe and SPC maintains an outlook of general thunder at this time. Highs in the low 80s across the area. Lows Tuesday night in the upper 50s to lower 60s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 200 PM EDT Monday... A cutoff upper low is expected to form on Wednesday over the mid- Atlantic states and drift southward through the end of the week. At the surface several waves will run along and offshore of the Carolina coast but these two features will remain largely disjointed as the best dynamics remain to the north and west of the surface waves and eventual low pressure system that is expected to form off the coast late Wednesday or early Thursday. With central NC on the cool side of the frontal zone, expect a fair amount of cloud cover from the upper low but cooler temperatures and dewpoints as well. Expect highs in the upper 70s to low 80s for the mid-week time frame with dewpoints in the upper 50s to low 60s. Some shower activity is possible but high QPF events are unlikely. Thursday night and Friday, the pattern begins to change as a surface low off of the New England coast deepens and finally taps into the upper low pressure system dragging it to the northeast. This will leave surface high pressure off of the NC coast and a very weak baggy trough with zonal flow across central NC. This period is expected to be dry but with the return of higher temperatures and dewpoints as southerly return flow takes over. Highs for the weekend will be in the mid to upper 80s with a few 90s possible. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 130 PM EDT Monday... 24-hr TAF Period: Adverse aviation conditions associated with scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms will be possible at all terminals through midnight tonight as a series of upper level disturbances (and an attendant sfc low) track east along a frontal zone stalled in vicinity of the VA/NC border. Winds will shift to the north at 5-10 knots between 06-12Z Tuesday as a cold front progresses southward through central NC. VFR conditions should prevail in the wake of the cold frontal passage /north wind shift/. Looking Ahead: Showers will remain possible on Tuesday, primarily in the Sandhills and SE Coastal Plain (i.e. FAY terminal). Dry/VFR conditions are expected otherwise through the remainder of the work week. -Vincent && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...VINCENT NEAR TERM...VINCENT SHORT TERM...ELLIS LONG TERM...ELLIS AVIATION...VINCENT
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 249 PM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-061900- 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- 249 PM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected across central North Carolina through this evening. An isolated thunderstorm could become severe, with a primary threat of damaging winds. Torrential rainfall can be expected with the heaviest showers and storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Vincent
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
259 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
NCZ089-052000-
Sampson NC-
259 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...A strong thunderstorm will affect portions of southeastern
Sampson County Until 400 PM EDT...
At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lisbon, or 6 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 40
mph.
Torrential rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Harrells, Garland and Ivanhoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
Torrential rainfall with this storm may lead to localized flooding.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3458 7826 3461 7831 3462 7831 3463 7832
3464 7831 3467 7832 3470 7837 3475 7839
3477 7842 3480 7845 3500 7816 3490 7815
3474 7820 3471 7813 3472 7811 3471 7811
3468 7816 3456 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 226DEG 33KT 3453 7856
VINCENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
309 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM TSTM WND GST 4 WSW SHARPSBURG 35.85N 77.89W
06/05/2017 M46 MPH NASH NC ASOS
THE ROCKY MOUNT ASOS...KRWI... REPORTED A
PEAK WIND GUST OF 46 MPH AT 205 PM EDT.
&&
VINCENTSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
322 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
NCZ028-043-052015-
Edgecombe NC-Wilson NC-
322 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...A strong thunderstorm will affect portions of central Edgecombe
and Wilson Counties Until 415 PM EDT...
At 322 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wilson, or 16 miles south of Rocky Mount, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Tarboro, Wilson, Elm City, Princeville, Sharpsburg, Pinetops,
Stantonsburg, Black Creek, Macclesfield and Saratoga.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3579 7750 3571 7761 3561 7779 3560 7784
3560 7791 3561 7796 3568 7802 3573 7803
3577 7799 3582 7790 3584 7785 3588 7782
3601 7762 3600 7754 3593 7744 3585 7744
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 231DEG 21KT 3572 7788
VINCENTSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
324 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
NCZ043-078-052015-
Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
324 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...A strong thunderstorm will affect portions of northeastern Wayne
and southeastern Wilson Counties Until 415 PM EDT...
At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles north of Goldsboro, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Fremont, Stantonsburg, Pikeville, Saratoga, Eureka and
Nahunta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3542 7782 3536 7791
3534 7798 3536 7804 3542 7811 3548 7809
3567 7785 3571 7779 3570 7772 3566 7768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 229DEG 23KT 3544 7800
VINCENTSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
500 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
NCZ042-078-052200-
Johnston NC-Wayne NC-
500 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...An area of showers and strong thunderstorms will affect portions
of Johnston and northern Wayne Counties Until 600 PM EDT...
At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers and
strong thunderstorms 7 miles northeast of Benson, or 8 miles west of
Smithfield, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Deadly cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Smithfield, Benson, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level,
Kenly, Princeton and Pikeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3527 7829 3529 7831 3526 7841 3526 7849
3529 7852 3532 7854 3534 7853 3536 7856
3551 7865 3574 7821 3571 7816 3560 7812
3559 7806 3560 7805 3558 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 247DEG 22KT 3547 7848
23Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
510 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
NCZ027-028-043-052215-
Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Wilson NC-
510 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...An area of showers and strong thunderstorms will affect portions
of northwestern Edgecombe...Nash and north central Wilson Counties
Until 615 PM EDT...
At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers and
strong thunderstorms 7 miles southwest of Nashville, moving northeast
at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Nashville, Dortches, Red Oak, Spring Hope, Whitakers,
Castalia, Battleboro, Aventon and Tar River Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter in a nearby building or vehicle. Wind gusts as high as
50 mph are capable of knocking down small or weakened trees and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture and other
light outdoor objects.
&&
LAT...LON 3575 7802 3586 7823 3620 7801 3618 7798
3619 7797 3618 7795 3619 7794 3619 7792
3617 7792 3616 7790 3614 7789 3614 7781
3615 7781 3607 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 222DEG 18KT 3589 7805
23The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto a mobile home in the Brook Valley Mobile Home Park off Sunset Avenue near Dortches.
Heavy Rain resulted in a few impassible roadways near Dortches. High water was reported on Green Hills Road, Highway 43 near Thomas Betts Parkway and on Tharrington Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2017
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: 710190, 710189.