Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2011, 6:09 PM EST for Edgecombe County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 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 6, 2011, 6:09 PM EST (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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 6, 6:15 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Sse Stantonsburg, NC | |
| Mar 6, 6:17 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Sse Stantonsburg, NC | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO WHICH DISPLACED SOME FARM EQUIPMENT APPROX 30 FT AND CAUSED SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A NEIGHBORING HOME. |
| Mar 6, 6:18 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Se Wilson, NC |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KRAH 062309
TORRAH
NCC065-191-195-070000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0002.110306T2309Z-110307T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
609 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 700 PM EST
* AT 606 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER EUREKA...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANTONSBURG...
SARATOGA...
WILLBANKS...
MACCLESFIELD...
PINETOPS...
PRINCEVILLE...TARBORO...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3583 7735 3581 7737 3581 7742 3579 7745
3579 7748 3575 7751 3558 7782 3550 7782
3551 7788 3558 7804 3604 7752 3602 7744
3600 7743 3597 7738 3591 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 226DEG 32KT 3558 7789
$$
MWS6 follow-up statements
822
WWUS52 KRAH 062314
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
614 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC065-191-195-070000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
614 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR
EDGECOMBE...EASTERN WILSON AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 611 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED TWO MILES WEST OF
STANTONSBURG...OR 16 MILES WEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SARATOGA...WILLBANKS...
MACCLESFIELD...PINETOPS...CONETOE...TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE AND SPEED.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3583 7735 3582 7736 3582 7739 3579 7745
3579 7748 3575 7751 3558 7781 3552 7783
3557 7798 3561 7800 3604 7752 3602 7744
3599 7743 3597 7738 3591 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 221DEG 33KT 3562 7786
$$
MWS649
WWUS52 KRAH 062318
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
618 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC191-062328-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
WAYNE NC-
618 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE 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.
LAT...LON 3597 7738 3591 7734 3582 7736 3582 7739
3581 7741 3579 7748 3576 7750 3564 7770
3558 7781 3557 7781 3558 7783 3558 7794
3565 7796 3604 7752 3602 7744 3599 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 221DEG 33KT 3565 7783
$$
NCC065-195-070000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
618 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR EDGECOMBE
AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF
STANTONSBURG...OR 15 MILES WEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SARATOGA...WILLBANKS...
MACCLESFIELD...PINETOPS...CONETOE...TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE AND SPEED.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3597 7738 3591 7734 3582 7736 3582 7739
3581 7741 3579 7748 3576 7750 3564 7770
3558 7781 3557 7781 3558 7783 3558 7794
3565 7796 3604 7752 3602 7744 3599 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 221DEG 33KT 3565 7783
$$
MWS172
WWUS52 KRAH 062327 RRA
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
627 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC065-195-070000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
627 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR EDGECOMBE
AND NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...
AT 624 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SARATOGA...OR 13
MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... WILLBANKS...
MACCLESFIELD...PINETOPS...TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE AND SPEED.
SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3602 7744 3601 7744 3599 7743 3597 7738
3592 7734 3568 7764 3566 7767 3564 7770
3563 7772 3564 7776 3568 7785 3574 7786
3603 7752 3603 7750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 221DEG 33KT 3571 7776
$$
MWS393
WWUS52 KRAH 062338
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
638 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC195-062347-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
WILSON NC-
638 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3569 7763 3567 7767 3569 7768 3573 7773
3579 7776 3583 7776 3603 7752 3602 7746
3602 7744 3599 7743 3597 7738 3593 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 221DEG 33KT 3578 7768
$$
NCC065-070000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
638 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR EDGECOMBE
COUNTY...
AT 634 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MACCLESFIELD...OR
13 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... PINETOPS...TARBORO...
PRINCEVILLE AND SPEED.
SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. DO NOT SEEK VISUAL CONFIRMATION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3569 7763 3567 7767 3569 7768 3573 7773
3579 7776 3583 7776 3603 7752 3602 7746
3602 7744 3599 7743 3597 7738 3593 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 221DEG 33KT 3578 7768
$$
MWS115
WWUS52 KRAH 062350
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
650 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC065-070000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
650 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR EDGECOMBE
COUNTY...
AT 647 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM CAPABLE PF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRINCEVILLE...OR NEAR TARBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SPEED.
SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3597 7738 3593 7735 3576 7754 3580 7764
3588 7770 3603 7752 3602 7746 3602 7744
3599 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 225DEG 33KT 3585 7758
$$
MWS116
WWUS52 KRAH 062359
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
659 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NCC065-070008-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
659 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EDGECOMBE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WEAK ROTATION PERSISTS WITH THIS STORM...AND A NEW WARNING MAY BE
ISSUED IF STRENGTHENING IS OBSERVED.
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 1100 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3597 7738 3593 7735 3576 7754 3580 7764
3588 7770 3603 7752 3602 7746 3602 7744
3599 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 225DEG 33KT 3591 7751
$$
MWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 11:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 11:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 11:33 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 1:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 19 min |
| Mar 6, 1:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 2:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Person | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 2:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 3:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 53 min |
| Mar 6, 3:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 55 min |
| Mar 6, 3:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore and 2 more | 83 min |
| Mar 6, 4:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 4:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 59 min |
| Mar 6, 4:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 5:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Warren and 1 more | 64 min |
| Mar 6, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Warren | 50 min |
| Mar 6, 5:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 5:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 46 min |
| Mar 6, 6:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 58 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.