Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 2012, 2:26 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Moore County, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports 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 15, 2012, 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Norman, NC | LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN... DIME SIZE HAIL ON CLAYTON CARRIKER ROAD |
| Aug 15, 2:37 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Wsw Norman, NC | LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN... DIME SIZE HAIL ON CLAYTON CARRIKER ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 WFUS52 KRAH 151826 TORRAH NCC123-125-153-151900- /O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0009.120815T1826Z-120815T1900Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 226 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 300 PM EDT * AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER NORMAN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORMAN... DERBY... SEVEN LAKES... FOXFIRE... 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 NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. && LAT...LON 3528 7946 3506 7948 3510 7989 3528 7987 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 274DEG 16KT 3519 7977 $$ WSS
3 follow-up statements
619 WWUS52 KRAH 151840 SVSRAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 240 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 NCC123-125-153-151900- /O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120815T1900Z/ MONTGOMERY NC-MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC- 240 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND...SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES... AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORMAN...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... A TORNADO. QUARTER SIZED HAIL. OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... DERBY...TAYLORTOWN... SEVEN LAKES AND FOXFIRE. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. IF YOU OBSERVED A TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS...OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3513 7983 3524 7981 3528 7946 3506 7948 TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 274DEG 16KT 3518 7972 $$ WSS
558
WWUS52 KRAH 151853
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
253 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
NCC123-151903-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120815T1900Z/
MONTGOMERY NC-
253 PM EDT WED AUG 15 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 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3513 7971 3518 7969 3516 7965 3517 7961
3517 7963 3519 7965 3521 7966 3528 7946
3506 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 276DEG 17KT 3517 7963
$$
NCC125-153-151900-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120815T1900Z/
MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-
253 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE COUNTIES...
AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DERBY...OR 14
MILES WEST OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... TAYLORTOWN AND FOXFIRE.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
IF YOU OBSERVED A TORNADO...DAMAGING WINDS...OR LARGE HAIL...PLEASE
NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3513 7971 3518 7969 3516 7965 3517 7961
3517 7963 3519 7965 3521 7966 3528 7946
3506 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 276DEG 17KT 3517 7963
$$
WSS351
WWUS52 KRAH 151901
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
301 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
NCC125-153-151911-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120815T1900Z/
MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-
301 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOORE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 300 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
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.
WHILE THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DISSIPATED...ADDITIONAL
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3513 7971 3518 7969 3516 7965 3517 7961
3517 7963 3519 7965 3521 7966 3528 7946
3506 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 276DEG 17KT 3517 7963
$$
WSSThe 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, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 24 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, 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.