Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 1:03 PM EDT for Anson County, Stanly County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. 2 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anson County, NC, Stanly County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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, 1:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Peachland, NC | TREE ACROSS NEW HOME CHURCH ROAD... MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN MORVEN... MCFARLAN... AND LILESVILLE |
| Apr 16, 1:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Albemarle, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN ALBEMARLE |
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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 605 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 909 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
674
WFUS52 KRAH 161703
TORRAH
NCC007-167-161730-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0006.110416T1703Z-110416T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
103 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ANSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
STANLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 1254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH OF STANFIELD...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANFIELD...OAKBORO...ALBEMARLE...NORWOOD...
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 3548 8019 3541 8009 3516 8010 3505 8029
3507 8030 3518 8029 3516 8034 3517 8038
3516 8040 3516 8043 3515 8045 3519 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 232DEG 54KT 3513 8034
$$
132 follow-up statements
529
WWUS52 KRAH 161714
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
114 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC007-167-161730-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110416T1730Z/
ANSON NC-STANLY NC-
114 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR STANLY
AND NORTHWESTERN ANSON COUNTIES...
AT 107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF OAKBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...OAKBORO...STANFLIELD
PLYLER...ALBEMARLE...NEW LONDON AND BADIN.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 8019 3541 8009 3516 8010 3505 8029
3507 8030 3518 8029 3516 8034 3517 8038
3516 8040 3516 8043 3515 8045 3519 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 232DEG 54KT 3523 8018
$$236
WWUS52 KRAH 161731
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
131 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC007-167-161739-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110416T1730Z/
ANSON NC-STANLY NC-
131 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR STANLY AND NORTHWESTERN ANSON COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 130 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM.
TORNADOES CAN FORM RAPIDLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3548 8019 3541 8009 3516 8010 3505 8029
3507 8030 3518 8029 3516 8034 3517 8038
3516 8040 3516 8043 3515 8045 3519 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 232DEG 54KT 3537 7995
$$
13The 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, 1:07 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, 5:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 32 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.