Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 57, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Oct 19, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT for Hoke County, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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
- Oct 19, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hoke County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 5:43 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 S Raeford, NC | PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460
WFUS52 KRAH 192115
TORRAH
NCC093-165-192200-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0057.111019T2115Z-111019T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
515 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER EAST LAURINBURG...OR OVER LAURINBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAGRAM...
BOWMORE...
ANTIOCH...
RAEFORD...SILVER CITY...
ROCKFISH...
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 3479 7959 3520 7927 3521 7923 3517 7915
3517 7910 3513 7911 3509 7909 3505 7909
3496 7903 3492 7906 3483 7921 3483 7934
3482 7935 3477 7933 3469 7941
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 236DEG 35KT 3479 7942
$$
232 follow-up statements
629
WWUS52 KRAH 192134
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
534 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
NCC165-192144-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-111019T2200Z/
SCOTLAND NC-
534 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SCOTLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3483 7935 3486 7934 3494 7935 3501 7942
3520 7927 3521 7923 3517 7915 3517 7910
3513 7911 3509 7909 3505 7909 3496 7903
3493 7905 3483 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 236DEG 35KT 3489 7927
$$
NCC093-192200-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-111019T2200Z/
HOKE NC-
534 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR HOKE
COUNTY...
AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOWMORE...OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF RED SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ANTIOCH...RAEFORD...
SILVER CITY AND ROCKFISH.
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 3483 7935 3486 7934 3494 7935 3501 7942
3520 7927 3521 7923 3517 7915 3517 7910
3513 7911 3509 7909 3505 7909 3496 7903
3493 7905 3483 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 236DEG 35KT 3489 7927
$$
23360
WWUS52 KRAH 192148
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
548 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
NCC093-192200-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-111019T2200Z/
HOKE NC-
548 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR HOKE
COUNTY...
AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAEFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ROCKFISH.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3483 7935 3486 7934 3494 7935 3501 7942
3520 7927 3521 7923 3517 7915 3517 7910
3513 7911 3509 7909 3505 7909 3496 7903
3493 7905 3483 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 236DEG 35KT 3497 7914
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 55 min |
| Oct 19, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph | 53 min |
| Oct 19, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 50 min |
| Oct 19, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 57 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.