Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2010, 6:47 PM EDT for Davidson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
- Mar 28, 2010, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2010, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Davidson County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | 8 Sw Lexington, NC | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED AT MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR CLARK ROAD AND I-85 NEAR LINWOOD. MULTIPLE MOBILE HOMES OVERTURNED. INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Mar 28, 7:14 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Welcome, NC | 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 52. |
| Mar 28, 7:39 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 N Thomasville, NC | DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE MOBILE HOMES AT VALLEY MOBILE ESTATES, NORTH OF THOMASVILLE ROAD NEAR HASTY. AT LEAST 1 INJURY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539
WFUS52 KRAH 282247
TORRAH
NCC057-282330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0002.100328T2247Z-100328T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
647 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DAVIDSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...OR OVER SALISBURY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...
WELCOME...ARCADIA...
MIDWAY...
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 NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3585 8039 3589 8041 3590 8037 3597 8037
3599 8033 3599 8021 3602 8021 3601 8004
3569 8005 3563 8029 3569 8033 3571 8033
3571 8038 3574 8046 3577 8046 3583 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 224DEG 39KT 3574 8042
$$
772 follow-up statements
171
WWUS52 KRAH 282258
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
658 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
NCC057-282330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100328T2330Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
658 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR DAVIDSON
COUNTY...
AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO...
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
WELCOME...ARCADIA...MIDWAY... AND LEXINGTON.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CHARLOTTE. IF
YOU OBSERVED A TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS...OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE
NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
RALEIGH.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3585 8039 3589 8041 3590 8037 3597 8037
3599 8033 3599 8021 3602 8021 3601 8004
3569 8005 3563 8029 3569 8033 3571 8033
3571 8038 3574 8046 3577 8046 3583 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 224DEG 39KT 3581 8033
$$
BSD339
WWUS52 KRAH 282308
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
708 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
NCC057-282330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100328T2330Z/
DAVIDSON NC-
708 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
DAVIDSON COUNTY...
AT 705 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR WELCOME...OR NEAR LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO...
TWO INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... MIDWAY... LEXINGTON...
WELCOME... AND THOMASVILLE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CHARLOTTE. 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.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3598 8035 3598 8034 3599 8033 3599 8021
3602 8021 3601 8004 3578 8005 3579 8033
3590 8037 3597 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 224DEG 39KT 3589 8023
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 7:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 7:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson | 27 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.