Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 12, 2008, 3:08 PM EDT for Johnston County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2008, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2008, 3:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnston County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:12 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 2 Nne Raeford, NC | AT 312 PM EDT...A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF PRINCETON ROAD...JUST NORTH OF OLD SMITHFIELD ROAD. A GARAGE DOOR WAS BLOWN IN ON A BRICK HOUSE. THE ROOF OF ONE MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF...AND ANOTHER MOBILE HOME ROLLED 20 YARDS ACROSS A FIELD...AND |
| Apr 12, 3:12 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Sse Princeton, NC | AT 312 PM EDT...A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF PRINCETON ROAD...JUST NORTH OF OLD SMITHFIELD ROAD. A GARAGE DOOR WAS BLOWN IN ON A BRICK HOUSE. THE ROOF OF ONE MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF...AND ANOTHER MOBILE HOME ROLLED 20 YARDS ACROSS A FIELD...AND |
| Apr 12, 3:12 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Raynor Town, NC | ROOF OFF OF A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME IN THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY ON PRINCETON ROAD. |
| Apr 12, 3:22 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Pikeville, NC | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR I-795... FOUR MILES TO THE SOUTH OF PIKESVILLE... MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. |
| Apr 12, 3:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Fremont, NC | NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE PIKEVILLE AREA. TWO LARGE OAK TREES FELL ONTO A HOUSE JUST NORTH OF PIKEVILLE RESULTING IN ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Apr 12, 3:24 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 N Goldsboro, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BELFAST AND HIGHWAY 117. |
| Apr 12, 3:25 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 N Rosewood, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF WILLIAMS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 581. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KRAH 121907
TORRAH
NCC101-191-195-121945-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.080412T1908Z-080412T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
308 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EAST CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINE LEVEL...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 67 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NAHUNTA...PIKEVILLE...
FREMONT...
STANTONSBURG...EUREKA...
SARATOGA...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN A SMALL ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM OR IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM
FLYING DEBRIS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3529 7824 3553 7833 3576 7774 3574 7774
3570 7769 3567 7767 3556 7782 3545 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 245DEG 58KT 3547 7815
$$
232 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KRAH 121924
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
321 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
NCC101-121931-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080412T1945Z/
JOHNSTON NC-
321 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3529 7824 3532 7825 3535 7816 3542 7816
3557 7807 3558 7807 3560 7813 3561 7813
3576 7774 3567 7767 3556 7782 3545 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 245DEG 57KT 3553 7793
$$
NCC191-195-121945-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080412T1945Z/
WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-
321 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WILSON AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND...LOCATED NEAR 4 MILE SOUTH OF PIKEVILLE...ON INTERSTATE 795
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3529 7824 3532 7825 3535 7816 3542 7816
3557 7807 3558 7807 3560 7813 3561 7813
3576 7774 3567 7767 3556 7782 3545 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 245DEG 57KT 3553 7793
$$
23000
WWUS52 KRAH 121940
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
338 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
NCC191-195-121948-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080412T1945Z/
WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-
338 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WILSON AND NORTHERN WAYNE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC STORM HAS BEEN MOVED EAST OUT OF EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA...AND WILL BE
MOVING INTO THE AREA 500 PM EDT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3529 7824 3532 7825 3535 7816 3542 7816
3557 7807 3558 7807 3560 7813 3561 7813
3576 7774 3567 7767 3556 7782 3545 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 245DEG 58KT 3565 7760
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 9:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 30 min |
| Apr 12, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 25 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.