Tornado Warning 22, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Apr 29, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KRAH 292100
TORRAH
NCC065-195-292145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0022.140429T2100Z-140429T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
500 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
    
* AT 458 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
  OVER WILSON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKY MOUNT. A TORNADO MAY
  DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM 
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH FUNNEL CLOUD 
  REPORTS CONTINED TO MOVE INTO EDGECOME COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS 5 
  MILES WEST OF PINETOPS MOVING NORTHEAST. 

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKY MOUNT...WILSON...ELM CITY...SHARPSBURG...PINETOPS...BLACK
  CREEK...MACCLESFIELD...SARATOGA...CONETOE...WILLBANKS AND NEW HOPE.

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 3580 7743 3581 7745 3580 7748 3575 7753
      3569 7763 3559 7792 3574 7804 3584 7792
      3585 7788 3584 7785 3593 7780 3583 7741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 234DEG 16KT 3571 7791 
$$

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921 
WWUS52 KRAH 292120
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
520 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

NCC065-195-292145-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140429T2145Z/
WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
520 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTIES...
 
AT 519 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE 
STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF WILLBANKS... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 
MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL 
SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT...WILSON...ELM CITY...SHARPSBURG...PINETOPS...
MACCLESFIELD AND WILLBANKS.

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 3568 7782 3574 7790 3593 7779 3590 7768
      3576 7752 3574 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 234DEG 15KT 3574 7782 

$$

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107 
WWUS52 KRAH 292132
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
532 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

NCC065-195-292141-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140429T2145Z/
WILSON NC-EDGECOMBE NC-
532 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN
EDGECOMBE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3568 7782 3574 7790 3593 7779 3590 7768
      3576 7752 3574 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 234DEG 16KT 3577 7776 

$$

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