INC NEWS - Fw: Special and Hazardous Weather Statements from National Weather Service Raleigh

[Mike - Hotmail]

See below for the potential of severe weather starting this evening and into the night.

Mike Shiflett


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Moore, Betty 
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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: Special and Hazardous Weather Statements from National Weather Service Raleigh


Below is available information regarding expected weather for this afternoon through

tomorrow morning.  

 

Betty S. Moore, CFI

EM Coordinator / CERT Program Manager

Durham County Fire Marshal's Office

bmoore at co.durham.nc.us

919-560-0660

 

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC500 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-012130-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-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON..ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON500 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ..SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THISEVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WESTTODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE LATERTODAY...REACHING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THISCOMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A WARM AND MOIST AIR FLOW INTOTHE REGION WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINEWINDS OVER 70 MPH... AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT FORSEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL AROUND 6AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE HIGHEST SOUTHOF HIGHWAY 64... HOWEVER SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHEREACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. SINCE MANY NORTH CAROLINIANS WILL BE ASLEEP TONIGHT WHEN THEPOTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS OR TORNADOES IS HIGHEST... HAVING ANOAA WEATHER RADIO CAN BE CRITICAL... AS IT COULD BE THE ONLYNOTIFICATION YOU RECEIVE ABOUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OVERNIGHTSTORMS. PEOPLE WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIOS SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIRRADIOS ARE ON AND READY TO RECEIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTSFOR ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT ARE ISSUED. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULDKEEP INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST CONDITIONS BY MONITORING NOAA WEATHERRADIO OR A LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. $$ HARTFIELDHazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC510 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-021015-PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-510 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTHCAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WESTTODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE LATERTODAY...REACHING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THISCOMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A WARM AND MOIST AIR FLOW INTOTHE REGION WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...STARTING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE INTO LINES AND BOWINGSEGMENTS... LEADING TO A PRIMARY RISK OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINEWINDS OVER 70 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... AND MAYBE EMBEDDED WITHIN A LINE OF STORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT FORSEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL AROUND 6AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE HIGHEST SOUTHOF HIGHWAY 64... HOWEVER SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHEREACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY BE OCCURRING VERY EARLY FRIDAYMORNING ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. OTHERWISE... NOHAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT.SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF SEVEREWEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ GIH    

 
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