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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 18, 2012, 3:24 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Johnston County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 23 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
- Sep 18, 2012, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 3:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 9:45 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885
WFUS52 KRAH 181924
TORRAH
NCC051-101-163-182000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.120918T1924Z-120918T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
324 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER WADE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALCON...GODWIN...
SPIVEY'S CORNER...
NEWTON GROVE...
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 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3511 7883 3525 7866 3525 7862 3528 7858
3530 7858 3532 7853 3534 7853 3535 7854
3543 7844 3532 7828 3529 7830 3522 7824
3497 7871
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 226DEG 33KT 3512 7868
$$
772 follow-up statements
052
WWUS52 KRAH 181939
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
339 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCC051-181948-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120918T2000Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
339 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY. THUS... THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR CUMBERLAND
COUNTY.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7865 3508 7867 3512 7865 3512 7864
3517 7863 3525 7855 3537 7840 3532 7828
3529 7830 3522 7824 3522 7825 3506 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 238DEG 22KT 3511 7863
$$
NCC101-163-182000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120918T2000Z/
JOHNSTON NC-SAMPSON NC-
339 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SPIVEY'S CORNER...OR 15 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... NEWTON GROVE AND
HOBBTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 334 AND 343.
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 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7865 3508 7867 3512 7865 3512 7864
3517 7863 3525 7855 3537 7840 3532 7828
3529 7830 3522 7824 3522 7825 3506 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 238DEG 22KT 3511 7863
$$
77694
WWUS52 KRAH 181947 RRA
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
347 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
NCC101-163-181957-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120918T2000Z/
JOHNSTON NC-SAMPSON NC-
347 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
JOHNSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7865 3508 7867 3512 7865 3512 7864
3517 7863 3525 7855 3537 7840 3532 7828
3529 7830 3522 7824 3522 7825 3506 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 238DEG 22KT 3514 7857
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davie | 58 min |
| Sep 17, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 6:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 38 min |
| Sep 18, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 89 min |
| Sep 18, 8:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 86 min |
| Sep 18, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 8:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 94 min |
| Sep 18, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Person, Vance | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange | 40 min |
| Sep 18, 11:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Orange | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 31 min |
| Sep 18, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 25 min |
| Sep 18, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville | 46 min |
| Sep 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Warren | 35 min |
| Sep 18, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee | 58 min |
| Sep 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Randolph | 63 min |
| Sep 18, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 21 min |
| Sep 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 54 min |
| Sep 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Granville, Vance | 32 min |
| Sep 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 93 min |
| Sep 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Wake | 14 min |
| Sep 18, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston, Wilson | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 64 min |
| Sep 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Halifax | 85 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.