Tornado Warning 49, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Aug 27, 2008, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Sampson County, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KRAH 271843
TORRAH
NCC163-271930-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0049.080827T1843Z-080827T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
243 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF HOBBTON...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOBBTON...

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3507 7849 3525 7831 3523 7827 3521 7824
      3521 7821 3520 7821 3519 7816 3515 7816
      3500 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 211DEG 14KT 3509 7834

$$

JFB

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 271922
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
322 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCC163-271933-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080827T1930Z/
SAMPSON NC-
323 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SAMPSON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 330
PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

IF YOU EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG 
TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR 
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3507 7849 3525 7831 3523 7827 3521 7824
      3521 7821 3520 7821 3519 7816 3515 7816
      3500 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 211DEG 14KT 3522 7824

$$

JFB

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.