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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 27, 2009Cumberland County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2009, 5:28 PM EDT for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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
Mar 27, 2009, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2009, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Cumberland County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2009-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 93 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2009-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
93 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KRAH 272128
TORRAH
NCC051-272215-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0003.090327T2128Z-090327T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
528 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VANDER...
  EASTOVER...
  WADE...
  FALCON...GODWIN...

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 3502 7899 3526 7880 3526 7870 3525 7865
      3523 7862 3519 7864 3517 7863 3510 7864
      3507 7867 3492 7884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 223DEG 24KT 3501 7886

$$

MWS
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KRAH 272136
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
536 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

NCC051-272215-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090327T2215Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
534 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

AT 530 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER OR JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE NINETY FIVE... 
ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VANDER...OR NEAR FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG OR 
VERY NEAR INTERSTATE NINETY FIVE. DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED 
WITH THIS STORM. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VANDER BY 540 PM EDT
  EASTOVER BY 545 PM EDT
  WADE BY 600 PM EDT
  FALCON...GODWIN AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINDEN BY 610 PM EDT

LAT...LON 3502 7899 3526 7880 3526 7870 3525 7865
      3523 7862 3519 7864 3517 7863 3510 7864
      3507 7867 3492 7884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 223DEG 21KT 3503 7883

$$

MWS
000 
WWUS52 KRAH 272148
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
548 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

NCC051-272215-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090327T2215Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
547 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

AT 544 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EASTOVER...OR 7 MILES EAST OF 
FAYETTEVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL 
CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG OR VERY NEAR INTERSTATE NINETY FIVE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WADE BY 600 PM EDT
  FALCON AND GODWIN BY 610 PM EDT

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 3507 7894 3510 7893 3526 7880 3526 7870
      3525 7865 3523 7863 3519 7865 3517 7863
      3510 7864 3507 7867 3499 7876
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 223DEG 21KT 3509 7877

$$

MWS
000 
WWUS52 KRAH 272206
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
606 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

NCC051-272215-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090327T2215Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
605 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WADE...OR 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO 
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG OR VERY NEAR INTERSTATE NINETY FIVE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WADE BY 610 PM EDT
  GODWIN...FALCON AND LINDEN BY 615 PM EDT

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 3514 7886 3526 7880 3526 7870 3525 7865
      3523 7863 3519 7865 3517 7863 3509 7871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 213DEG 21KT 3515 7873

$$

MWS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 5:34 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Granville and 10 more4 hr
Mar 27, 5:05 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland25 min
Mar 27, 5:08 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson37 min
Mar 27, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson32 min
Mar 27, 6:13 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson51 min
Mar 27, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne45 min
Mar 27, 6:56 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston49 min
Mar 27, 7:16 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wake31 min

Nearby

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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.