Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2009, 4:12 PM EDT for Johnston County, Nash County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- May 5, 2009, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2009, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:38 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 11 Ese Linwood, NC | SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER BUCKHORN RESERVOIR MOVING EAST NORTHEAST. |
| May 5, 4:52 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 S Bailey, NC | TORNADO DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE ON ROCK RIDGE SCHOOL ROAD. POSSIBLE INJURY. |
| May 5, 5:01 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Wnw Wilson, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM I-95 AND U.S. 264. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1742 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KRAH 052012 TORRAH NCC101-127-195-052100- /O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.090505T2012Z-090505T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 412 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWESTERN NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 500 PM EDT * AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER FLOWERS...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MICRO AROUND 420 PM... EMIT AROUND 435 PM... SIMS AROUND 500 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3588 7810 3569 7792 3548 7833 3562 7847 TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 233DEG 17KT 3560 7831 $$ VINCENT
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KRAH 052018 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 418 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCC101-127-195-052100- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090505T2100Z/ JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-NASH NC- 418 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...WESTERN WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES... AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SELMA...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3566 7841 3588 7810 3569 7792 3550 7828 TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 236DEG 17KT 3560 7829 $$ VINCENT
000 WWUS52 KRAH 052025 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 425 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCC101-127-195-052100- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090505T2100Z/ JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-NASH NC- 425 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...WESTERN WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MICRO...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KENLY BY 435 PM EDT SIMS...BAILEY AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUCAMA BY 455 PM EDT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3567 7835 3584 7807 3569 7792 3552 7824 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 238DEG 21KT 3563 7823 $$ VINCENT
000 WWUS52 KRAH 052034 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 434 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCC101-127-195-052100- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090505T2100Z/ JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-NASH NC- 434 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH...WESTERN WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KENLY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 42 IN WESTERN WILSON COUNTY BY 445 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3555 7818 3570 7830 3584 7807 3569 7792 TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 237DEG 21KT 3565 7818 $$ VINCENT
000
WWUS52 KRAH 052047
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
447 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009
NCC101-127-052052-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090505T2100Z/
JOHNSTON NC-NASH NC-
447 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NASH AND NORTHEASTERN
JOHNSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE RADAR INDICATED TORNADO HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF JOHNSTON COUNTY
INTO WILSON COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONALLY...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST
SOUTH OF NASH COUNTY...AND THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR NASH COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED AS WELL.
IF YOU OBSERVED A TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS...OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE
NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3559 7811 3560 7813 3566 7815 3567 7816
3571 7816 3573 7818 3576 7811 3579 7802
3569 7792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 241DEG 23KT 3567 7812
$$
NCC195-052100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090505T2100Z/
WILSON NC-
447 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
WILSON COUNTY...
AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF HIGHWAY 42 AND ROUTE 581 IN WESTERN WILSON COUNTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO PASS VERY NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 42 AND INTERSTATE 95 BY 455 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 7811 3560 7813 3566 7815 3567 7816
3571 7816 3573 7818 3576 7811 3579 7802
3569 7792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 241DEG 23KT 3567 7812
$$
VINCENTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 50 min |
| May 5, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 39 min |
| May 5, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 25 min |
| May 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 36 min |
| May 5, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 41 min |
| May 5, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 18 min |
| May 5, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Wake | 39 min |
| May 5, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 38 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Wake | 49 min |
| May 5, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 41 min |
| May 5, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 26 min |
| May 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wake | 46 min |
| May 5, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 44 min |
| May 5, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 111 min |
| May 5, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 12 min |
| May 5, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 26 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.