Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT for Halifax County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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 25, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Halifax County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 7 W Halifax, NC | NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT DARLINGTON... NEAR I-95 |
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 25, 1:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803
WFUS52 KRAH 252019
TORRAH
NCC083-252100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.140425T2019Z-140425T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
419 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 419 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE RAPIDS...HALIFAX...LITTLETON...WELDON...AIRLIE...MEDOC
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...TILLERY...ROANOKE RAPIDS LAKE...ROSEMARY AND
SOUTH WELDON.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE ITA COMMUNITY WITH
ASSOCIATED DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3641 7755 3638 7754
3635 7758 3632 7757 3630 7753 3633 7744
3629 7741 3627 7741 3624 7738 3621 7739
3619 7796 3646 7790 3649 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 244DEG 31KT 3624 7779
$$
DJF4 follow-up statements
591
WWUS52 KRAH 252025 RRA
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
425 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
NCC083-252100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140425T2100Z/
HALIFAX NC-
425 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR HALIFAX
COUNTY...
AT 424 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...ALONG WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROANOKE RAPIDS...HALIFAX...
LITTLETON...TILLERY...ROANOKE RAPIDS LAKE...ROSEMARY AND SOUTH
WELDON.
ROTATION WAS PRONOUNCED WITH THIS STORM IN THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3641 7755 3638 7754
3635 7758 3632 7757 3630 7753 3633 7744
3629 7741 3627 7741 3624 7738 3621 7739
3619 7796 3646 7790 3649 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 241DEG 32KT 3628 7774
$$
DJF606
WWUS52 KRAH 252034
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
434 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
NCC083-252100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140425T2100Z/
HALIFAX NC-
434 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HALIFAX COUNTY...
AT 433 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...ALONG WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROANOKE RAPIDS...HALIFAX...WELDON...
TILLERY...ROSEMARY AND SOUTH WELDON.
AT 434 PM...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR THE
DARLINGTON COMMUNITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3641 7755 3638 7754
3635 7758 3632 7757 3630 7753 3633 7744
3629 7741 3627 7741 3624 7738 3621 7739
3624 7780 3643 7785 3644 7777
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 244DEG 31KT 3632 7765
$$
DJF978
WWUS52 KRAH 252050
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
450 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
NCC083-252100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140425T2100Z/
HALIFAX NC-
450 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY...
AT 449 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GARYSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE RAPIDS...HALIFAX...WELDON...ROSEMARY AND SOUTH WELDON.
THIS WARNING SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM AS THE STORM EXITS
HALIFAX COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3641 7755 3638 7754
3635 7758 3632 7757 3630 7753 3633 7744
3629 7741 3627 7741 3626 7752 3629 7756
3628 7765 3645 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 244DEG 31KT 3638 7749
$$
DJF202
WWUS52 KRAH 252058
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
458 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
NCC083-252106-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140425T2100Z/
HALIFAX NC-
458 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 500 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED IN HALIFAX COUNTY...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. WEAK ROTATION
WAS BEING OBSERVED ALOFT WITH A STORM NEAR THE NASH AND HALIFAX
COUNTY BORDER.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 545 PM...AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3641 7755 3638 7754
3635 7758 3632 7757 3630 7753 3633 7744
3629 7741 3627 7741 3626 7752 3629 7756
3628 7765 3645 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 244DEG 31KT 3638 7749
$$
DJFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange, Person | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Nash | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange | 67 min |
| Apr 25, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 67 min |
| Apr 25, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person, Vance | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 64 min |
| Apr 25, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person, Vance, Warren | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Wake | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 5:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Vance, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 6:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 57 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.