Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 50, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 27, 2008, 2:48 PM EDT for Halifax County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2008, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Halifax County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 9:16 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 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 271848
TORRAH
NCC083-271930-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0050.080827T1848Z-080827T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
248 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF ENFIELD...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF HALIFAX...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TILLERY...
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 3609 7753 3615 7769 3644 7763 3642 7758
3640 7755 3634 7758 3631 7757 3631 7751
3632 7745 3623 7738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 205DEG 13KT 3616 7755
$$
GIH2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KRAH 271912
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
312 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
NCC083-271930-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080827T1930Z/
HALIFAX NC-
312 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
HALIFAX COUNTY...
AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO... LOCATED NEAR TILLERY... OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF
HALIFAX... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE WELDON.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3609 7753 3615 7769 3644 7763 3642 7758
3640 7755 3634 7758 3631 7757 3631 7751
3632 7745 3623 7738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 205DEG 13KT 3623 7753
$$
GIH000
WWUS52 KRAH 271927
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
327 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
NCC083-271937-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080827T1930Z/
HALIFAX NC-
327 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HALIFAX 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 SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING
WINDS 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 3609 7753 3615 7769 3644 7763 3642 7758
3640 7755 3634 7758 3631 7757 3631 7751
3632 7745 3623 7738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 205DEG 13KT 3628 7750
$$
GIHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Randolph | 116 min |
| Aug 27, 7:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 111 min |
| Aug 27, 7:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 117 min |
| Aug 27, 7:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Hoke | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 8:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Orange and 2 more | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 9:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 20 min |
| Aug 27, 9:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Person and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 103 min |
| Aug 27, 10:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 11:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 81 min |
| Aug 27, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 12:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford | 47 min |
| Aug 27, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 12:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Randolph | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 1:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Moore, Randolph | 46 min |
| Aug 27, 1:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Randolph | 113 min |
| Aug 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 1:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 46 min |
| Aug 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 2:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Nash | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 2:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Lee | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 2:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 47 min |
| Aug 27, 2:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 112 min |
| Aug 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Harnett | 118 min |
| Aug 27, 3:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Lee, Orange, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 41 min |
| Aug 27, 5:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Orange | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 14 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 27 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Lee, Moore | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.