Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2013, 6:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 61 min. 15 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
- Apr 19, 2013, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 N Holly Springs, NC | ANEMOMETER-MEASURED GUST AT I-540 ONRAMP. |
| Apr 19, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Kerr Lake, NC | TEN-INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN ROAD. |
| Apr 19, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Fuquay-Varina, NC | TWO SIX-INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN NEAR FUQUAY VARINA HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 19, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Apex, NC | TREES DOWN AT TWO HOMES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JENKS AND HIGHWAY 55. |
| Apr 19, 6:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Holly Springs, NC | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ALONG RIDGESTON PLACE NEAR KINDERSTON DRIVE. |
| Apr 19, 6:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Cary, NC | 8-10 INCH TREE DOWN. |
| Apr 19, 6:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Holly Springs, NC | TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN ALONG PIERCE OLIVE ROAD NEAR OLIVE TREE LANE. |
| Apr 19, 6:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD AND BLOCKING 1 LANE. INTERSECTION OF GORMAN AND KAPLAN. |
| Apr 19, 6:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 Ne Rdu International, NC | |
| Apr 19, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Raleigh, NC | A 70-FOOT TALL PINE TREE SNAPPED AT ITS BASE AND LANDED ACROSS A DRIVEWAY. |
| Apr 19, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 59 MPH AT 645 PM. |
| Apr 19, 6:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Apex, NC | A FOUR-INCH DIAMETER TREE TOP BROKEN OFF. |
| Apr 19, 6:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Cary, NC | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| Apr 19, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | N Franklinton, NC | PUBLIC REPORT VIA NWS RALEIGH FACEBOOK PAGE OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...SOME ON POWER LINES...IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLINTON. |
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Cary, NC | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AND THROUGH THE ROOF. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
563
WUUS52 KRAH 192214
SVRRAH
NCC069-181-183-185-192315-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0021.130419T2214Z-130419T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
614 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RACING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH INTO
WAKE... FRANKLIN AND VANCE COUNTIES. WINDS TO 65 MPH AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LINE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW HILL...HOLLY SPRINGS...
APEX...
CARY...LAKE WHEELER...
RDU INTERNATIONAL...
RALEIGH...NEW HOPE...
FALLS LAKE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 284 AND 306.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 209 AND 233.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN EXITS 2 AND 26.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 16.
THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN EXITS 89 AND 101.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 419 AND 429.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN
BE DEADLY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE
SHELTER IF YOU HEAR OR SEE A TORNADO.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3655 7790 3633 7793 3582 7826 3571 7847
3552 7871 3560 7898 3586 7891 3587 7883
3593 7881 3592 7876 3598 7871 3607 7875
3608 7868 3602 7854 3609 7854 3617 7850
3652 7849 3655 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 226DEG 46KT 3561 7895
$$
PWB3 follow-up statements
364
WWUS52 KRAH 192232
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
632 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC069-181-183-185-192315-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130419T2315Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-
632 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR WARREN...WAKE...VANCE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO
NEAR 65 MPH. THIS LINE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL
MOVE ACROSS ALL OF WAKE... FRANKLIN... VANCE... AND WARREN COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 PM. THIS INCLUDES CARY... HOLLY SPRINGS... APEX...
RALEIGH... RDU INTERNATIONAL... GARNER... WAKE FOREST...
LOUISBURG... HENDERSON AND WARRENTON.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3655 7790 3633 7793 3582 7826 3571 7847
3552 7871 3560 7898 3586 7891 3587 7883
3593 7881 3592 7876 3598 7871 3607 7875
3608 7868 3602 7854 3609 7854 3617 7850
3652 7849 3655 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 231DEG 35KT 3564 7885
$$
PWB773
WWUS52 KRAH 192241
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
641 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC069-181-183-185-192315-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130419T2315Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-
641 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR WARREN...WAKE...VANCE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF RDU INTERNATIONAL TO
RDU INTERNATIONAL TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARNER...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF DURHAM TO CARY TO 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3633 7793 3582 7826 3571 7847 3552 7871
3576 7894 3580 7893 3586 7891 3587 7883
3593 7880 3592 7876 3595 7873 3601 7870
3607 7875 3608 7869 3602 7854 3609 7854
3617 7850 3652 7849 3655 7845 3655 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 231DEG 61KT 3606 7879 3586 7875
3564 7864
$$
VINCENT664
WWUS52 KRAH 192303
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
703 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC069-181-183-185-192315-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130419T2315Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-
703 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR WARREN...EASTERN WAKE...VANCE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FALLS LAKE TO TO WENDELL...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF OXFORD TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CREEDMOOR TO 10 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 301 AND 306.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 209 AND 233.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN EXITS 14 AND 26.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN EXITS 11 AND 16.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN EXITS 419 AND 429.
A WIND GUST TO 59 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 655 PM.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3633 7793 3582 7826 3571 7847 3553 7872
3569 7871 3575 7861 3593 7862 3596 7869
3597 7863 3598 7871 3601 7870 3607 7875
3608 7868 3602 7854 3609 7854 3617 7850
3652 7849 3655 7845 3655 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 231DEG 61KT 3629 7843 3609 7839
3587 7828
$$
PWBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 3:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 3:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Randolph | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Person | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Moore, Randolph | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Lee, Moore and 3 more | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Scotland | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Granville, Lee, Orange, Vance and 1 more | 15 min |
| Apr 19, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Scotland | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 53 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.