Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 18, 2014, 5:25 PM EDT for Franklin County, Granville County, Vance County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 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
- Aug 18, 2014, 5:25 PM EDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Vance County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1211 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231
WFUS52 KRAH 182125
TORRAH
NCC069-077-181-182200-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0034.140818T2125Z-140818T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
525 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 525 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR OXFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON...OXFORD...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...KITTRELL...GILLBURG
AND INGLESIDE.
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 3627 7831 3626 7825 3602 7833 3618 7867
3630 7864 3630 7828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 283DEG 16KT 3622 7860
$$
773 follow-up statements
357
WWUS52 KRAH 182141
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
541 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCC077-182151-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140818T2200Z/
GRANVILLE NC-
541 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3625 7830 3624 7826 3609 7832 3616 7850
3617 7850 3618 7851 3627 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 282DEG 17KT 3620 7850
$$
NCC069-181-182200-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140818T2200Z/
VANCE NC-FRANKLIN NC-
541 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
VANCE AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 541 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
KITTRELL...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OXFORD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KITTRELL AND INGLESIDE.
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 3625 7830 3624 7826 3609 7832 3616 7850
3617 7850 3618 7851 3627 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 282DEG 17KT 3620 7850
$$
77056
WWUS52 KRAH 182147
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
547 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCC069-181-182200-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140818T2200Z/
VANCE NC-FRANKLIN NC-
547 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
VANCE AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
KITTRELL...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF HENDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KITTRELL AND INGLESIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 7829 3623 7826 3611 7832 3616 7847
3618 7849 3618 7850 3621 7849 3625 7845
3625 7838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 288DEG 21KT 3619 7845
$$
77523
WWUS52 KRAH 182153
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
553 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCC069-181-182203-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140818T2200Z/
VANCE NC-FRANKLIN NC-
553 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN VANCE AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3624 7829 3623 7826 3611 7832 3616 7847
3618 7849 3618 7850 3621 7849 3625 7845
3625 7838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 283DEG 16KT 3619 7845
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 65 min |
| Aug 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville | 65 min |
| Aug 18, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 66 min |
| Aug 18, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 16 min |
| Aug 18, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph | 71 min |
| Aug 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Durham | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe | 17 min |
| Aug 18, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 74 min |
| Aug 18, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Franklin, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Wake | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 3 hr |
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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.