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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 29, 2012, 5:58 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 62 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 29, 2012, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hoke County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 365 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WFUS52 KRAH 292158 TORRAH NCC093-123-125-153-165-292300- /O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0016.120929T2158Z-120929T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 558 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER NORMAN...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF ROCKINGHAM...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DERBY... FOXFIRE... HOFFMAN... PINEBLUFF...PINEHURST... ABERDEEN...CAMP MACKALL... ASHLEY HEIGHTS... 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 TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3514 7911 3472 7944 3515 7983 3527 7975 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 290DEG 22KT 3516 7970 $$ KRR
3 follow-up statements
092
WWUS52 KRAH 292219
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
619 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
NCC123-292229-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120929T2300Z/
MONTGOMERY NC-
619 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE REPORT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3472 7944 3509 7971 3516 7965 3516 7963
3517 7961 3518 7964 3522 7961 3514 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 290DEG 22KT 3512 7955
$$
NCC093-125-153-165-292300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120929T2300Z/
HOKE NC-MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-SCOTLAND NC-
619 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SCOTLAND...NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND...SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE AND HOKE
COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FOXFIRE...OR 11
MILES WEST OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING EAST AT 25 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... HOFFMAN...PINEHURST...
PINEBLUFF...ABERDEEN...CAMP MACKALL...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...LAURINBURG...
EAST LAURINBURG...WAGRAM...BOWMORE AND SILVER CITY.
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.
LAT...LON 3472 7944 3509 7971 3516 7965 3516 7963
3517 7961 3518 7964 3522 7961 3514 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 290DEG 22KT 3512 7955
$$
KRR030 WWUS52 KRAH 292236 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 636 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 NCC093-125-153-165-292300- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120929T2300Z/ HOKE NC-MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-SCOTLAND NC- 636 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR SCOTLAND...EAST CENTRAL RICHMOND...SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE AND HOKE COUNTIES... AT 632 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PINEBLUFF...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... A TORNADO. QUARTER SIZED HAIL. OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... CAMP MACKALL...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...SILVER CITY...BOWMORE...WAGRAM...LAURINBURG AND EAST LAURINBURG. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. LAT...LON 3501 7965 3520 7947 3514 7911 3472 7944 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 303DEG 19KT 3506 7948 $$ KRR
507
WWUS52 KRAH 292250
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
650 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
NCC125-153-292259-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120929T2300Z/
MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-
650 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RICHMOND AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOORE COUNTIES 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 REPORT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN RALEIGH.
LAT...LON 3483 7937 3500 7956 3503 7951 3504 7946
3517 7932 3514 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 303DEG 19KT 3502 7941
$$
NCC093-165-292300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120929T2300Z/
HOKE NC-SCOTLAND NC-
650 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTLAND AND HOKE COUNTIES...
AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMP MACKALL...OR
10 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... BOWMORE AND WAGRAM.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3483 7937 3500 7956 3503 7951 3504 7946
3517 7932 3514 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 303DEG 19KT 3502 7941
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 40 min |
| Sep 28, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 66 min |
| Sep 29, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Orange, Wake | 63 min |
| Sep 29, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 62 min |
| Sep 29, 3:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Stanly | 72 min |
| Sep 29, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 61 min |
| Sep 29, 6:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 63 min |
| Sep 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Richmond | 59 min |
| Sep 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 27 min |
| Sep 29, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Wake | 74 min |
| Sep 29, 6:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 18 min |
| Sep 29, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 43 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.