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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 5:58 PM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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, 6:01 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Goldsboro, NC | ROOF OFF OF A HOUSE ON COUNTRY DAY ROAD. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IN THE AREA. |
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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 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 162158
TORRAH
NCC191-162230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0033.110416T2158Z-110416T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
558 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 554 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO OVER
MAR-MAC...OR 5 MILES WEST OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKEVILLE...
EUREKA...
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 3525 7805 3538 7815 3541 7815 3558 7786
3558 7783 3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780
3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 236DEG 43KT 3538 7800
$$
JO3 follow-up statements
756
WWUS52 KRAH 162206
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
606 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC191-162230-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110416T2230Z/
WAYNE NC-
606 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR WAYNE
COUNTY...
AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOLDSBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... EUREKA.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3525 7805 3538 7815 3541 7815 3558 7786
3558 7783 3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780
3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 234DEG 41KT 3545 7794
$$
JO149
WWUS52 KRAH 162217
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
617 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC191-162230-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110416T2230Z/
WAYNE NC-
617 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR WAYNE
COUNTY...
AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR EUREKA...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3525 7805 3538 7815 3541 7815 3558 7786
3558 7783 3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780
3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 224DEG 38KT 3554 7785
$$
JO922
WWUS52 KRAH 162226
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
626 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC191-162235-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110416T2230Z/
WAYNE NC-
626 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WAYNE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 630 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY
FOR SEVEN SPRINGS.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3525 7805 3538 7815 3541 7815 3558 7786
3558 7783 3557 7782 3542 7782 3540 7780
3537 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 224DEG 38KT 3560 7777
$$
JOThe 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, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 48 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, 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.