Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2013, 3:39 PM EDT for Guilford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 19, 2013, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Guilford County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 25 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.
024
WFUS52 KRAH 191939
TORRAH
NCC081-192015-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0002.130419T1939Z-130419T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
339 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE TOWNSEND...OR OVER NORTHEAST
GREENSBORO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTICELLO...
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 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3625 7954 3624 7954 3603 7974 3606 7983
3625 7974 3625 7967
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 209DEG 37KT 3612 7974
$$
PWB2 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KRAH 191948
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
348 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC081-192015-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130419T2015Z/
GUILFORD NC-
348 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GUILFORD COUNTY...
AT 345 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
MONTICELLO...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE REPORT YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3625 7954 3624 7954 3616 7966 3617 7972
3625 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 209DEG 37KT 3620 7968
$$
PWB024
WWUS52 KRAH 191954
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
354 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC081-192004-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130419T2015Z/
GUILFORD NC-
354 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GUILFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3625 7954 3624 7954 3616 7966 3617 7972
3625 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 209DEG 37KT 3626 7965
$$
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, 3:42 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, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Wake, Warren | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.