Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 61, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 7:14 PM EDT for Wilkes County, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 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
- May 24, 2011, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Brooks Crossroads, NC | ABOUT 4 TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE HAMPTONVILLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
945
WFUS51 KRNK 242314
TORRNK
NCC193-197-250000-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0061.110524T2314Z-110525T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
714 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WINDY
GAP...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH WILKESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINDY GAP...
BUCK SHOALS...
BROOKS CROSSROADS...
YADKINVILLE...
SHACKTOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE RELAY YOUR SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6
6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8114 3619 8116 3626 8056 3605 8054
3604 8069 3605 8099 3604 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 263DEG 31KT 3612 8101
$$
162 follow-up statements
169
WWUS51 KRNK 242345
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
745 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
NCC193-242355-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/
WILKES NC-
745 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8070 3605 8087 3606 8088 3615 8088
3622 8087 3626 8056 3605 8054 3604 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 263DEG 31KT 3615 8069
$$
NCC197-250000-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/
YADKIN NC-
745 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR YADKIN
COUNTY...
AT 743 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR YADKINVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKS CROSSROADS...
YADKINVILLE...
SHACKTOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8070 3605 8087 3606 8088 3615 8088
3622 8087 3626 8056 3605 8054 3604 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 263DEG 31KT 3615 8069
$$
16973
WWUS51 KRNK 242358
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
758 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
NCC197-250008-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/
YADKIN NC-
758 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR YADKIN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 800 PM EDT...
THE STORM THAT TRIGGERED THIS WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND IS NO
LONGER SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3605 8070 3605 8087 3606 8088 3615 8088
3622 8087 3626 8056 3605 8054 3604 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 263DEG 31KT 3616 8055
$$
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 48 min |
| May 24, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes | 58 min |
| May 24, 12:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes | 58 min |
| May 24, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 56 min |
| May 24, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 39 min |
| May 24, 3:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 39 min |
| May 24, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 64 min |
| May 24, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 40 min |
| May 24, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 53 min |
| May 24, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 57 min |
| May 24, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 58 min |
| May 24, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes | 39 min |
| May 24, 6:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 5 hr |
| May 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 65 min |
| May 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 55 min |
| May 24, 6:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 28 min |
| May 24, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 65 min |
| May 24, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell | 61 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 67 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 65 min |
| May 24, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Yadkin | 49 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.