Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 6:35 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 6:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.
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WFUS52 KRAH 282235
TORRAH
NCC065-195-282300-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0041.110428T2235Z-110428T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
635 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR SARATOGA...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MACCLESFIELD...
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 3580 7743 3580 7747 3575 7753 3567 7767
3558 7780 3558 7782 3559 7783 3559 7785
3575 7788 3601 7749 3582 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 261DEG 25KT 3567 7775
$$
KRR2 follow-up statements
520
WWUS52 KRAH 282249
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
649 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC195-282259-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110428T2300Z/
WILSON NC-
649 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3580 7743 3580 7747 3575 7753 3569 7764
3578 7771 3592 7745 3582 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 244DEG 30KT 3573 7759
$$
NCC065-282300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110428T2300Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
649 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
EDGECOMBE COUNTY...
AT 647 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MACCLESFIELD...OR
9 MILES NORTH OF FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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... CONETOE.
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 3580 7743 3580 7747 3575 7753 3569 7764
3578 7771 3592 7745 3582 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 244DEG 30KT 3573 7759
$$
KRR934
WWUS52 KRAH 282259
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
659 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC065-282309-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110428T2300Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
659 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3580 7743 3580 7747 3575 7753 3569 7764
3578 7771 3592 7745 3582 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 237DEG 42KT 3581 7746
$$
KRRThe 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, 1:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 30 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, 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.