Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 38, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 1:25 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 4:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 1638 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712
WFUS52 KRAH 281725
TORRAH
NCC051-163-281830-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0038.110428T1725Z-110428T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
125 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 120 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO
LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARLAND...
CLINTON...
TURKEY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 7833 3470 7838 3476 7841 3485 7850
3485 7871 3526 7841 3529 7831 3523 7824
3521 7817 3488 7814 3474 7819 3472 7814
3472 7811 3471 7811 3463 7819 3463 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 237DEG 48KT 3476 7862
$$
BLAES3 follow-up statements
553
WWUS52 KRAH 281742
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
142 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC051-281752-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110428T1830Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
142 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3500 7850 3517 7839 3523 7825 3521 7818
3520 7817 3499 7815 3479 7817 3477 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 240DEG 46KT 3486 7839
$$
NCC163-281830-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110428T1830Z/
SAMPSON NC-
142 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
SAMPSON COUNTY...
AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GARLAND...OR 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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... HOBBTON AND TURKEY.
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.
LAT...LON 3500 7850 3517 7839 3523 7825 3521 7818
3520 7817 3499 7815 3479 7817 3477 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 240DEG 46KT 3486 7839
$$
BLAES787
WWUS52 KRAH 281751
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
151 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC163-281830-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110428T1830Z/
SAMPSON NC-
151 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...
AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TURKEY...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
OF CLINTON IN SAMPSON COUNTY.
IF YOU OBSERVED A TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS...OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE
NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3484 7836 3497 7836 3514 7817 3499 7815
3485 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 240DEG 46KT 3491 7828
$$
BLAES253
WWUS52 KRAH 281755
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
155 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC163-281805-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110428T1830Z/
SAMPSON NC-
155 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED 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 200 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3484 7836 3497 7836 3514 7817 3499 7815
3485 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 240DEG 46KT 3494 7821
$$
BLAESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 18 min |
| Apr 28, 4:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 5:35 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 7:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 9:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Richmond, Scotland | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 10:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 11:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 11:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore, Richmond | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Moore | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 104 min |
| Apr 28, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Bladen | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Bladen | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 6:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.