Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2013, 5:28 PM EDT for Chatham County, Moore County, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. 3 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, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chatham County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Siler City, NC | COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. CALLS STARTED COMING INTO THE CALL CENTER AROUND 530 PM. |
| Apr 19, 5:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nw Robbins, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 19, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Harpers Crossroads, NC | CHICKEN HOUSE BLOWN DOWN. |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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.
874
WFUS52 KRAH 192128
TORRAH
NCC037-125-151-192200-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0005.130419T2128Z-130419T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
528 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBBINS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLENDON...HIGHFALLS...
HARPERS CROSSROADS...
GOLDSTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL OR OTHER LARGE BUILDING...GO QUICKLY TO AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR BATHROOM. STAY OUT OF AUDITORIUMS...GYMNASIUMS...
CAFETERIAS OR OTHER LARGE OPEN AREAS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 7972 3575 7962 3575 7944 3570 7912
3555 7928 3555 7930 3554 7932 3553 7932
3552 7935 3550 7934 3549 7935 3533 7972
3547 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 227DEG 45KT 3544 7961
$$
PWB1 follow-up statement
272
WWUS52 KRAH 192151
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
551 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
NCC151-192201-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130419T2200Z/
RANDOLPH NC-
551 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE REPORT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN RALEIGH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3551 7975 3552 7956 3575 7954 3575 7944
3570 7912 3555 7928 3555 7930 3553 7932
3552 7935 3550 7934 3549 7935 3544 7953
3547 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 227DEG 45KT 3564 7935
$$
NCC037-125-192200-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130419T2200Z/
CHATHAM NC-MOORE NC-
551 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOORE AND SOUTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES...
AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARPERS
CROSSROADS...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF SILER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
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.
IF YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL OR OTHER LARGE BUILDING...GO QUICKLY TO AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR BATHROOM. STAY OUT OF AUDITORIUMS...GYMNASIUMS...
CAFETERIAS OR OTHER LARGE OPEN AREAS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3551 7975 3552 7956 3575 7954 3575 7944
3570 7912 3555 7928 3555 7930 3553 7932
3552 7935 3550 7934 3549 7935 3544 7953
3547 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 227DEG 45KT 3564 7935
$$
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, 5:44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.