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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 18, 2013Franklin County, Nash County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2013, 6:42 PM EDT for Franklin County, Nash County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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: Jun 18, 2013, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, NC, Nash County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 453 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

632 
WFUS52 KRAH 182242
TORRAH
NCC069-127-182330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0009.130618T2242Z-130618T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
642 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
  WEST CENTRAL NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 641 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 
WITH THIS STORM... WITH POSSIBLE RAIN RAPPED TORNADO... 5 MILES   
NORTHWEST OF BUNN... OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPRING HOPE...
  CASTALIA...
  NASHVILLE...
  RED OAK...DORTCHES...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 138 AND 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3617 7791 3616 7790 3614 7788 3593 7782
      3592 7832 3606 7838 3617 7792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 259DEG 26KT 3600 7829

$$

PWB

4 follow-up statements

088 
WWUS52 KRAH 182250
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
650 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NCC069-127-182330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130618T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-NASH NC-
650 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
NASH AND EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 648 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THE 
TORNADO WAS SPOTTED CROSSING THE ROAD. THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED BY 
NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AT HIGHWAY 401 AND 98. THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CASTALIA...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
LOUISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... NASHVILLE...AVENTON...
RED OAK AND DORTCHES.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 138 AND 141.

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.

LAT...LON 3617 7791 3614 7788 3593 7782 3599 7824
      3605 7825 3617 7792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 259DEG 26KT 3601 7822

$$

PWB

029 
WWUS52 KRAH 182258
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
658 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NCC069-127-182330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130618T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-NASH NC-
658 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
NASH AND EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 657 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CASTALIA...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
LOUISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... RED OAK AND DORTCHES.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 138 AND 141.

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.

LAT...LON 3614 7788 3596 7783 3598 7814 3598 7815
      3606 7817 3616 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 259DEG 26KT 3604 7812

$$

PWB

037 
WWUS52 KRAH 182313
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
713 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NCC069-182322-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130618T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-
713 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN 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.

LAT...LON 3599 7799 3601 7801 3604 7802 3616 7791
      3614 7788 3596 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 259DEG 26KT 3606 7800

$$

NCC127-182330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130618T2330Z/
NASH NC-
713 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
NASH COUNTY...

AT 711 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT 
FRASIER ROAD NEAR THE NASH AND FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE AT 705 PM. 
DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO 5 MILES 
WEST OF RED OAK...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... DORTCHES.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 138 AND 141.

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.

LAT...LON 3599 7799 3601 7801 3604 7802 3616 7791
      3614 7788 3596 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 259DEG 26KT 3606 7800

$$

PWB

213 
WWUS52 KRAH 182331
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
731 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NCC127-182339-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130618T2330Z/
NASH NC-
731 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL NASH COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730 PM
EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER... ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS 
PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER NASHVILLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THIS STORM. IF THE STORM CONTINUES TO 
STRENGTHEN... A NEW TORNADO WARNING MAY BE NEEDED NEAR NASHVILLE. 

BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. 

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.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 138 AND 141.

LAT...LON 3599 7799 3601 7801 3604 7802 3616 7791
      3614 7788 3596 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 259DEG 26KT 3608 7785

$$

PWB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	50 min
Jun 18, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth, Guilford	72 min
Jun 18, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Person	93 min
Jun 18, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham, Orange	38 min
Jun 18, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Vance	60 min
Jun 18, 5:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Wake	3 hr
Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake	50 min
Jun 18, 6:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Franklin, Wake	31 min
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Chatham, Wake	3 hr
Jun 18, 7:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Randolph	3 hr
Jun 18, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	62 min
Jun 18, 7:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Nash	40 min
Jun 18, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax	82 min

Nearby

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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.