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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2012, 10:59 PM EDT for Halifax County, Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 14, 2012, 10:59 PM EDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2012, 11:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Halifax County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 11:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Littleton, NC | TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 158 BETWEEN LITTLETON AND ROANOKE RAPIDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 964 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
418 WFUS52 KRAH 150259 TORRAH NCC083-185-150345- /O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0008.120815T0259Z-120815T0345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1059 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 1145 PM EDT * AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER ARCOLA...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... AIRLIE... LITTLETON... 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. && LAT...LON 3652 7791 3627 7773 3626 7809 3631 7814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 238DEG 17KT 3633 7803 $$ 22
3 follow-up statements
327 WWUS52 KRAH 150306 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 NCC083-185-150345- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120815T0345Z/ HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC- 1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES... AT 1103 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCOLA...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... A TORNADO. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... AIRLIE AND LITTLETON. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT... 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3626 7804 3635 7810 3652 7791 3627 7773 TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 240DEG 15KT 3634 7801 $$ 22
107 WWUS52 KRAH 150317 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1117 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 NCC083-185-150345- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120815T0345Z/ HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC- 1117 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES... AT 1115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AIRLIE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... A TORNADO. OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... LITTLETON AND AIRLIE. 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. LAT...LON 3629 7804 3636 7809 3652 7791 3628 7774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 240DEG 15KT 3636 7796 $$ 22
113 WWUS52 KRAH 150323 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1123 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 NCC083-185-150332- /O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120815T0345Z/ HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC- 1123 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT. IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. LAT...LON 3629 7804 3636 7809 3652 7791 3628 7774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 240DEG 15KT 3637 7793 $$ 22
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance, Warren | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 81 min |
| Aug 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 79 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.