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[Ronald Reams]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
437 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.
DUE TO THE LACK OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT THERE WILL NOT BE A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HOWEVER ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF
40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
ROXBORO TO THE TRIANGLE AND ROCKINGHAM WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE AT
EXPERIENCING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER THE TRIAD AROUND NOON
BUT LINGER WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
SANDHILLS.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...

AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER AN INITIAL ROUND
OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE...ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FOOTHILLS LATE THIS
MORNING. THEY SHOULD QUICKLY ORGANIZE AS THEY PUSH ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.

BY MID AFTERNOON...THE STORMS WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA AND WELL INTO
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. AS IT WILL BE COLD AND DRY ALOFT...A FEW OF
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-77 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE
METRO AREA.

SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION.

MCAVOY
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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
428 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

THE COMBINATION OF MOISTURE BEING DRAWN NORTHWARD BY AN APPROACHING
LOW PRESSURE AREA...WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR AT THE SURFACE...AND A
DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE...WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...HOWEVER...
THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL BE THE BEST TIME FOR THE STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

WS
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
430 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AROUND NOON TODAY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF RAIN IS
EXPECTED TODAY. LOCALLY AROUND AN INCH MAY FALL IN THUNDERSTORMS.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME TO AN END LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH FACING
BEACHES TODAY. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH A SOUTHEAST SWELL. THE EFFECTS FROM RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST
COMMONLY SEEN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS
AROUND 11:31 AM AND 11:45 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LONG-STEM RIVERS WILL BE ON THE RISE. IT IS LIKELY THAT RIVERS
ALREADY IN FLOOD...TO INCLUDE THE CAPE FEAR...GREAT PEE DEE AND
WACCAMAW RIVERS WILL REMAIN SO WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. OTHER RIVERS
THAT HAVE BEEN STEADILY FALLING OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO MAY BEGIN
TO SEE WATER LEVELS RISE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES....EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTERS GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN
YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE TELEVISION PROVIDER
FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT.

DIGIORGI




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