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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 29, 2014Edgecombe County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2014, 5:49 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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 29, 2014, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Edgecombe County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 29, 6:20 PM EDT	TORNADO	6 Nne Conetoe, NC	TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON MOORING ROAD. ROOF BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE. NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREES IN THIS GENERAL AREA.

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 29, 2:27 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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: 1802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 561 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

642 
WFUS52 KRAH 292149
TORRAH
NCC065-292245-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0023.140429T2149Z-140429T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
    
* AT 549 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF TARBORO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE...PINETOPS...MACCLESFIELD...CONETOE...SPEED
  AND KINGSBORO.

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 3582 7735 3583 7738 3583 7741 3581 7742
      3581 7745 3580 7745 3574 7769 3585 7777
      3604 7747 3600 7743 3600 7741 3589 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 236DEG 18KT 3581 7767 
$$

VINCENT

3 follow-up statements

035 
WWUS52 KRAH 292159
SVSRAH

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

NCC065-292245-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T2245Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
559 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY...
     
AT 559 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF TARBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE AND CONETOE. 

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 3582 7735 3583 7738 3583 7741 3581 7742
      3581 7745 3580 7745 3576 7762 3585 7760
      3590 7759 3593 7750 3595 7743 3597 7739
      3589 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 207DEG 22KT 3581 7748 

$$

VINCENT

569 
WWUS52 KRAH 292213
SVSRAH

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

NCC065-292245-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T2245Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
613 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL EDGECOMBE COUNTY...
     
AT 613 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TARBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE AND CONETOE. 

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 3582 7735 3583 7738 3583 7741 3581 7742
      3581 7745 3580 7745 3579 7751 3585 7753
      3592 7753 3593 7750 3595 7743 3597 7739
      3589 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 225DEG 20KT 3586 7742 

$$

VINCENT

330 
WWUS52 KRAH 292238
SVSRAH

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

NCC065-292248-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T2245Z/
EDGECOMBE NC-
638 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM EDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED 
NORTHEAST INTO MARTIN COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE WARNING FOR EDGECOMBE 
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3582 7735 3583 7738 3583 7741 3581 7742
      3581 7745 3580 7745 3579 7751 3585 7753
      3592 7753 3593 7750 3595 7743 3597 7739
      3589 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 236DEG 18KT 3586 7742 

$$

VINCENT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Orange	51 min
Apr 29, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	25 min
Apr 29, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	32 min
Apr 29, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	34 min
Apr 29, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	45 min
Apr 29, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	33 min
Apr 29, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston	43 min
Apr 29, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	36 min
Apr 29, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Harnett	25 min
Apr 29, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson	51 min
Apr 29, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Wilson	44 min
Apr 29, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	44 min
Apr 29, 3:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	50 min
Apr 29, 4:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Wilson	30 min
Apr 29, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke	47 min
Apr 29, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke	52 min
Apr 29, 4:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson	51 min
Apr 29, 4:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Johnston, Sampson	45 min
Apr 29, 4:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Wilson	29 min
Apr 29, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	43 min
Apr 29, 4:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Wilson	26 min
Apr 29, 4:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson	40 min
Apr 29, 4:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wilson	3 hr
Apr 29, 5:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Wilson	45 min
Apr 29, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne	37 min
Apr 29, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Wayne, Wilson	46 min
Apr 29, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson	43 min
Apr 29, 5:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland	3 hr
Apr 29, 5:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Wilson	3 hr
Apr 29, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe	60 min
Apr 29, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Wayne	52 min
Apr 29, 6:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Edgecombe	3 hr
Apr 29, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	24 min
Apr 29, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Johnston	35 min
Apr 29, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	46 min
Apr 29, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	33 min
Apr 29, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	50 min
Apr 29, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson	60 min
Apr 29, 7:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Sampson	42 min
Apr 29, 7:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Sampson	38 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.