Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Dec 26, 2012, 1:31 PM EST for Johnston County, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 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
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:31 PM EST (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:57 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnston County, NC, Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 10:08 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 540 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 770 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
115
WFUS52 KRAH 261831
TORRAH
NCC101-191-261915-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0019.121226T1831Z-121226T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
131 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 215 PM EST
* AT 128 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER GRANTHAM...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT OLIVE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAR-MAC...
GOLDSBORO...
PIKEVILLE...NAHUNTA...
FREMONT...
EUREKA...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7804 3518 7807 3519 7816 3521 7817
3522 7824 3529 7831 3560 7811 3558 7806
3560 7805 3558 7800 3558 7792 3552 7782
3542 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 222DEG 47KT 3529 7818
$$
VINCENT3 follow-up statements
609
WWUS52 KRAH 261843
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
143 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
NCC101-261853-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121226T1915Z/
JOHNSTON NC-
143 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NOW LOCATED IN WAYNE
COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3544 7786 3538 7797 3531 7811 3535 7816
3537 7816 3539 7815 3542 7816 3559 7806
3558 7800 3558 7792 3552 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 219DEG 52KT 3545 7806
$$
NCC191-261915-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121226T1915Z/
WAYNE NC-
143 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
AT 137 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAR-MAC...OR 8
MILES WEST OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... NAHUNTA...PIKEVILLE...
FREMONT AND EUREKA.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3544 7786 3538 7797 3531 7811 3535 7816
3537 7816 3539 7815 3542 7816 3559 7806
3558 7800 3558 7792 3552 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 219DEG 52KT 3545 7806
$$
VINCENT144
WWUS52 KRAH 261853
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
153 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
NCC191-261915-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121226T1915Z/
WAYNE NC-
153 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
AT 152 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FREMONT...OR 12
MILES NORTH OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... EUREKA.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3544 7786 3541 7796 3542 7801 3548 7812
3550 7811 3559 7806 3558 7800 3558 7792
3552 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 219DEG 50KT 3556 7795
$$
VINCENT043
WWUS52 KRAH 261857
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
157 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
NCC191-261907-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121226T1915Z/
WAYNE NC-
157 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
ROTATION WITH THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED...AND A TORNADO IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS IN WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3544 7786 3541 7796 3542 7801 3548 7812
3550 7811 3559 7806 3558 7800 3558 7792
3552 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 219DEG 50KT 3561 7790
$$
VINCENTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 12:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 27 min |
| Dec 26, 12:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 20 min |
| Dec 26, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 29 min |
| Dec 26, 1:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 24 min |
| Dec 26, 2:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 26 min |
| Dec 26, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 27 min |
| Dec 26, 4:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash | 25 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.