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Francine Expected to Produce Multiple Hazards Along the Gulf Coast

Tropical storm Francine in the western Gulf of Mexico continues to strengthen and track northward. Heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding, life-threatening storm surge and strong winds are expected along the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday through the middle of the week with landfall likely along the Louisiana coast on Wednesday. Continue to follow the Hurricane Center for more updates. Read More >

NWS Raleigh would like to receive your reports of significant weather. Please use one of the following methods to submit your weather report to NWS Raleigh:

When to send a storm report?

When you can do safely, please send us a report when you observe one or more of the following:

Tornado

Hail

0.25" or less - Pea
0.50" - Mothball
0.75" - Dime/Penny
0.88" - Nickel
1.00" - Quarter
1.25" - Half Dollar
1.50" - Walnut/Ping Pong
1.75" - Golf Ball
2.00" - Hen Egg
2.50" - Tennis Ball
2.75" - Baseball
3.00" - Tea Cup
4.00" - Grapefruit
4.50" - Softball

Wind damage

Flooding

Snowfall or ice accumulation

Rainfall over 1.5"

Definitions:

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air, usually pendant to a cumulonimbus, with circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. On a local scale, it is the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomena.

Severe Thunderstorm: A thunderstorm that produces a tornado, winds of at least 58 mph (50 knots), and/or hail at least 1" in diameter. Structural wind damage may imply the occurrence of a severe thunderstorm. A thunderstorm wind equal to or greater than 40 mph (35 knots) and/or hail of at least ½" is defined as approaching severe.

Flash Flood: A flood which is caused by heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time, generally less than 6 hours. Also, at times a dam failure can cause a flash flood, depending on the type of dam and time period during which the break occurs.

Please include in your report, the location (town and county) and time/date that the severe weather occurred.

If you can supply a picture of the severe weather you are experiencing, please do.