INC NEWS - Special Weather Statement

[David Harris]

>From 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 STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 RALEIGH NC
500 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007
  
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-012130-PERSON- RANVILLE- 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... OLDSBORO ... WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM... LAURINBURG.. RAEFORD.. FAYETTEVILLE .. CLINTON500 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING 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 THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS OR TORNADOES IS HIGHEST... HAVING A NOAA WEATHER RADIO CAN BE CRITICAL... AS IT COULD BE THE ONLY NOTIFICATION YOU RECEIVE ABOUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT STORMS. PEOPLE WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIOS SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR RADIOS ARE ON AND READY TO RECEIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS FOR ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT ARE ISSUED. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST CONDITIONS BY MONITORING NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
HARTFIELD
Hazardous Weather Outlook
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RALEIGH NC
510 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 NORTH CAROLINA.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHTAN 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 WEDNESDAYA FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY BE OCCURRING VERY EARLY FRIDAYMORNING ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. OTHERWISE... NO HAZARDOUS 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
 David Harris
919-906-2023
 

 





David Harris


919-906-2023
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