Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 3:12 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. 26 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Chatham County, NC, Durham County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Lee County, NC, Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 3:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Moncure, NC | TORNADO REPORTED |
| Apr 16, 3:35 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Holly Springs, NC | 25 TREES DOWN. 18-20 INCHES IN DIAMETER. OTHER TREES BROKEN IN HALF. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSES. |
| Apr 16, 3:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Holly Springs, NC | 2-3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN |
| Apr 16, 3:36 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Holly Springs, NC | 2-3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN |
| Apr 16, 3:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 2 Sse Cary, NC | |
| Apr 16, 3:44 PM EDT | TORNADO | Holly Springs, NC | TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN HOLLY SPRING. |
| Apr 16, 3:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ssw Raleigh, NC | LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 16, 3:47 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Lake Wheeler, NC | ROOF PEELED OFF BUILDINGS AT NC STATE RESEARCH RARM AND LOTS OF TREES SNAPPED OFF. |
| Apr 16, 3:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Raleigh, NC | MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES... RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO AT I440 AT EXIT 16 |
| Apr 16, 3:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | Raleigh, NC | MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES... RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO AT I440 AT EXIT 16 |
| Apr 16, 3:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Raleigh, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN |
| Apr 16, 3:49 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 S Raleigh, NC | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN... BUILDINGS DESTROYED... DEBRIS BLOCKING GILBERT ST |
| Apr 16, 3:49 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Raleigh, NC | MULTIPLE TREES BLOCKING THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF I-40 AT EXIT 298 AND HUNDREDS OF TREES SNAPPEE IN THE WOODS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE |
| Apr 16, 3:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Raleigh, NC | HEAVY DAMAGE 1600 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 401. MULTIPLE ROOFS COLLAPSED. TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 16, 3:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Lake Wheeler, NC | MANY TREES DOWN. SEVERAL BLOCKING ROADS. |
| Apr 16, 3:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Rdu International, NC | DEBRIS INCLUDING FOAM INSULATION... STRIPPED TREE BRANCHES... AND SQUARES OF PLYWOOD |
| Apr 16, 3:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Raleigh, NC | METEOROLOGIST REPORTED THE ROOF OF EARPS SEAFOOD MARKET ON S SAUNDERS ST PARTIALLY RIPPED OFF. |
| Apr 16, 3:51 PM EDT | TORNADO | Raleigh, NC | DEBRIS FALLING IN NORTH RALEIGH FROM LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 16, 3:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 S Raleigh, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND SHAW UNIVERSITY. POWER LINES DOWN ON TREES AND BUILDINGS. |
| Apr 16, 3:56 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Raleigh, NC | TREES ON HOUSES ON MILBURNIE RD AND STEVENS RD. POWER LINES ON GROUND. |
| Apr 16, 3:56 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 S Raleigh, NC | TREE ON HOUSE. |
| Apr 16, 3:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Raleigh, NC | DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES |
| Apr 16, 3:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | Raleigh, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS AT BLOUNT AND WILMINGTON STREETS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. |
| Apr 16, 3:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Raleigh, NC | TRUCK OVERTURNED... TREES IN ROAD... ROOF OFF BUILDING AT YONKERS ROAD |
| Apr 16, 3:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Raleigh, NC | TRUCK OVERTURNED... TREES IN ROAD... ROOF OFF BUILDING AT YONKERS ROAD |
| Apr 16, 3:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | Raleigh, NC | NUMEROUS BRICK BUILDINGS DESTROLYED ALONG SOUTH SAUNDERS STREET IN SOUTHEAST RALEIGH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 605 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 909 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
686
WFUS52 KRAH 161912
TORRAH
NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0016.110416T1912Z-110416T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
312 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
*AT 310 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER NORTHERN LEE
COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF SANFORD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOLLY SPRINGS...NEW HILL...
APEX...CARY...
LAKE WHEELER...GARNER...
RALEIGH...
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 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3542 7900 3560 7920
3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 238DEG 59KT 3561 7895
$$
137 follow-up statements
714
WWUS52 KRAH 161918
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...
NORTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES...
AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SANFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. MULTILPLE HOUSES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED DESTROYED IN LEE COUNTY FROM THIS TORNADO.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... APEX...CARPENTER...
CARY...MORRISVILLE...LAKE WHEELER...RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK...RDU
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...GARNER AND RALEIGH.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3542 7900 3560 7920
3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 238DEG 59KT 3566 7883
$$
13522
WWUS52 KRAH 161928
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
328 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
328 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...
NORTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES...
AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. THERE HAS
BEEN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THIS TORNADO.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...RALEIGH AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR... RALEIGH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3548 7885 3547 7895
3562 7916 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 238DEG 59KT 3574 7865
$$982
WWUS52 KRAH 161935
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC037-085-105-161943-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHATHAM...NORTHEASTERN LEE AND
NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854
$$
NCC063-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN WAKE COUNTIES...
AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE HOLLY
SPRINGS...LAKE WHEELER...RALEIGH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
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.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854
$$
13295
WWUS52 KRAH 161944
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC063-161952-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
DURHAM NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838
$$
NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WAKE
COUNTY...
AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HOLLY SPRINGS AND
RALEIGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REPORTED.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838
$$
13347
WWUS52 KRAH 161950
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WAKE
COUNTY...
AT 345 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE WHEELER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF RALEIGH.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 235DEG 50KT 3577 7864
$$
VINCENT411
WWUS52 KRAH 161953
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
353 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
353 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WAKE COUNTY...
AT 349 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE WHEELER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RALEIGH.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3561 7865 3569 7878 3580 7887 3593 7873
3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 233DEG 38KT 3577 7867
$$
AMS045
WWUS52 KRAH 162005 RRA
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
405 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC183-162013-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
405 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 400 PM
EDT...
THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THIS TORNADO IS NORTH OF THE
AREA...WHERE A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3561 7865 3569 7878 3580 7887 3593 7873
3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 233DEG 38KT 3577 7867
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson | 64 min |
| Apr 16, 12:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 1:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 53 min |
| Apr 16, 1:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 53 min |
| Apr 16, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Lee, Moore | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 1:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Randolph | 21 min |
| Apr 16, 1:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance | 18 min |
| Apr 16, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 55 min |
| Apr 16, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Orange, Person | 58 min |
| Apr 16, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Orange | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 22 min |
| Apr 16, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange, Person | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Person, Wake | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 110 min |
| Apr 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 3:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Wake | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 3:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, Wake | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 4:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 4:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 58 min |
| Apr 16, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax | 18 min |
| Apr 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 30 min |
| Apr 16, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 14 min |
| Apr 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Wilson | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 5:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 17 min |
| Apr 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 20 min |
| Apr 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 10 min |
| Apr 16, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 47 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.