Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Jun 27, 2015, 5:43 PM EDT (21:43 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2015, 6:05 PM EDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Chatham County, NC, Lee County, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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920 
WFUS52 KRAH 272143
TORRAH
NCC037-105-272215-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0002.150627T2143Z-150627T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
543 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
    
* AT 543 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR GOLDSTON...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SANFORD...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANFORD...GOLDSTON...BROADWAY...CUMNOCK...MONCURE...GUM SPRINGS...
  SHEARON HARRIS RESERVOIR AND LAKE JORDAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 7935 3566 7937 3567 7898 3561 7899
      3560 7897 3553 7896 3541 7909
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 278DEG 22KT 3557 7924 

$$

ELLIS

246 
WWUS52 KRAH 272149
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
549 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NCC037-105-272215-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150627T2215Z/
CHATHAM NC-LEE NC-
549 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...

AT 548 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS 
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CUMNOCK...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANFORD...BROADWAY...CUMNOCK AND SHEARON HARRIS RESERVOIR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE
COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 7927 3560 7922 3561 7901 3561 7899
      3560 7897 3553 7896 3541 7909 3547 7924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 278DEG 22KT 3556 7920 

$$

ELLIS

851 
WWUS52 KRAH 272205
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
605 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NCC037-105-272214-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150627T2215Z/
CHATHAM NC-LEE NC-
605 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM AND NORTHEASTERN LEE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
LEE AND CHATHAM COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3552 7927 3560 7922 3561 7901 3561 7899
      3560 7897 3553 7896 3541 7909 3547 7924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 278DEG 22KT 3555 7907 

$$

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