FROM THE STORMWARN FORECAST CENTER HERE IS THE LATEST NEWS...
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
930 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2000
...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS UPGRADED THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.SKYWARN SPOTTERS...
SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORKS CENTERED IN GREENSBORO...RALEIGH AND
FAYETTEVILLE WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THREATENING OR DAMAGING WEATHER
OF ANY KIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
.SYNOPTIC PATTERN...
WARM...HUMID...AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR HAS MOVED INTO CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST BY TONIGHT. AN EAST TO WEST BOUNDARY BETWEEN
CLOUD COVERED AREAS TO THE NORTH AND SUNNY AREAS TO THE SOUTH WILL
CAUSE A TEMPERATURE CONTRAST OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND WILL HELP FOCUS THE UNSTABLE AIR INTO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.HAZARDOUS WEATHER DETAILS...
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
2 PM AND 9 PM. STORMS ARE APT TO FORM IN A LINE TO THE NORTHWEST
FIRST THEN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD EVENING.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST
AT 35 MPH. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. LARGE HAIL OF ONE INCH DIAMETER OR
GREATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS IS LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE
LIGHTNING STRIKES.
PEOPLE IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SAFETY ACTION
IF SEVERE STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...OR IF SEVERE
WEATHER IS SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
RFG
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN NORTH CAROLINA: ALAMANCE, ANSON, CHATHAM, CUMBERLAND, DAVIDSON, DURHAM,
EDGECOMBE, FORSYTH, FRANKLIN, GRANVILLE, GUILFORD, HALIFAX, HARNETT, HOKE,
JOHNSTON, LEE, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, NASH, ORANGE, PERSON, RANDOLPH, RICHMOND,
SAMPSON, SCOTLAND, STANLY, VANCE, WAKE, WARREN, WAYNE, WILSON.
GOD BLESS,
Adam W. Arthur
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