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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2010, 11:56 PM EDT for Durham County, Granville County, Person County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 28, 2010, 11:56 PM EDT (03:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2010, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Durham County, NC, Granville County, NC, Person County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 11:59 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Surl, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG WITHB POWERLINES ALONG STONEY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND INTERSECTION OF MT HARMONY CHURCH ROAD AND MEDFORD OAKLEY RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
818
WFUS52 KRAH 290356
TORRAH
NCC063-077-145-290430-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.100329T0356Z-100329T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1156 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN PERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
* AT 1152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER ROUGEMONT...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF ROXBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEREA...
OAK HILL...
STOVALL...
KERR LAKE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3655 7846 3653 7846 3651 7850 3647 7852
3626 7851 3615 7892 3619 7896 3623 7895
3624 7901 3629 7906 3655 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 232DEG 41KT 3628 7888
$$
773 follow-up statements
380
WWUS52 KRAH 290403
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1203 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
NCC063-290412-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100329T0430Z/
DURHAM NC-
1203 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DURHAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF DURHAM COUNTY.
THUS... THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM
TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3653 7846 3651 7850 3646 7852 3626 7852
3618 7881 3623 7881 3625 7890 3631 7896
3655 7881 3655 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 227DEG 38KT 3633 7883
$$
NCC077-145-290430-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100329T0430Z/
PERSON NC-GRANVILLE NC-
1203 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
GRANVILLE AND EASTERN PERSON COUNTIES...
AT 1157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SURL...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ROXBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL...
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SURAL... BEREA...OAK
HILL... STOVALL AND KERR LAKE.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3653 7846 3651 7850 3646 7852 3626 7852
3618 7881 3623 7881 3625 7890 3631 7896
3655 7881 3655 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 227DEG 38KT 3633 7883
$$
77095
WWUS52 KRAH 290412 RRB
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1212 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
NCC145-290422-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100329T0430Z/
PERSON NC-
1212 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PERSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF PERSON COUNTY.
THUS... THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM
TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3653 7846 3651 7850 3647 7852 3626 7852
3618 7881 3654 7880 3655 7879 3655 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 228DEG 34KT 3639 7874
$$
NCC077-290430-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100329T0430Z/
GRANVILLE NC-
1212 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
GRANVILLE COUNTY...
AT 1206 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEREA...OR 11
MILES EAST OF ROXBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL...
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...OAK HILL...STOVALL AND
KERR LAKE.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3653 7846 3651 7850 3647 7852 3626 7852
3618 7881 3654 7880 3655 7879 3655 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 228DEG 34KT 3639 7874
$$
77469
WWUS52 KRAH 290428
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1228 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
NCC077-290438-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100329T0430Z/
GRANVILLE NC-
1228 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRANVILLE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1230
AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM
TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
IN RALEIGH.
WHILE THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DISSIPATED...ADDITIONAL
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3653 7846 3651 7850 3647 7852 3626 7852
3618 7881 3654 7880 3655 7879 3655 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 228DEG 34KT 3649 7860
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 8:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 8:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 8:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 9:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 11:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 11:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 11:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 35 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 37 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.