Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 10:53 AM EST for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:53 AM EST (15:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 11:24 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cumberland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:05 AM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 9 Sse Hope Mills, NC | ROTATING FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED IN HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEAR THE BLADEN COUNTY LINE. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -286 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 703 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 750 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
697
WFUS52 KRAH 241553
TORRAH
NCC051-241645-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0001.160224T1553Z-160224T1645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1053 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1145 AM EST
* AT 1053 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER HOWELLSVILLE...OR NEAR LUMBERTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...
VANDER AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL 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 YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 7893 3489 7893 3491 7895 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3488 7851 3487 7851 3485 7850
3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 214DEG 48KT 3472 7895
$$
VINCENT6 follow-up statements
590
WWUS52 KRAH 241557
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1057 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241645-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1057 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 1056 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
TOLARSVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...VANDER
AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 7893 3489 7893 3491 7895 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3488 7851 3487 7851 3485 7850
3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 210DEG 54KT 3478 7892
$$
VINCENT195
WWUS52 KRAH 241601
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1101 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241645-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1101 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 1101 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
TOBERMORY...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...EASTOVER...STEDMAN...AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...VANDER
AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL 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 YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 7893 3489 7893 3491 7895 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3488 7851 3487 7851 3485 7850
3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 210DEG 50KT 3481 7889
$$
VINCENT808
WWUS52 KRAH 241606
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1106 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241645-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1106 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 1106 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TOBERMORY...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CEDAR CREEK...EASTOVER...BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA...STEDMAN AND
VANDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 7893 3489 7893 3491 7895 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3489 7857 3487 7859 3485 7862
3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 218DEG 46KT 3486 7884
$$
VINCENT706
WWUS52 KRAH 241609
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1109 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241645-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1109 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 1109 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
TOBERMORY...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CEDAR CREEK...EASTOVER...BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA...STEDMAN AND
VANDER.
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 YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 7893 3489 7893 3491 7895 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3489 7857 3487 7859 3485 7862
3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 216DEG 47KT 3481 7890
$$
VINCENT598
WWUS52 KRAH 241613
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1113 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241645-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1113 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 1112 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
JEROME...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CEDAR CREEK...EASTOVER...BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA...STEDMAN AND
VANDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 7889 3489 7890 3492 7891 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3489 7857 3487 7859 3485 7862
3485 7883 3484 7887
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 222DEG 48KT 3493 7877
$$
VINCENT248
WWUS52 KRAH 241624
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1124 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-241633-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1645Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
1124 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND
SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AS A RESULT...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3487 7889 3489 7890 3492 7891 3513 7878
3503 7865 3499 7864 3495 7861 3491 7854
3490 7855 3489 7857 3487 7859 3485 7862
3485 7883 3484 7887
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 214DEG 48KT 3505 7867
$$
VINCENTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 12:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 52 min |
| Feb 24, 12:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 12:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 9 min |
| Feb 24, 1:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 1:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 1:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 2:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 61 min |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Moore | 60 min |
| Feb 24, 3:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore, Randolph | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 3:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Randolph | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 3:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 3:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 3:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 4:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Person, Vance | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Orange | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 4:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 4:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Vance, Wake and 1 more | 69 min |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 5:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 5:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Sampson | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 5:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 5:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Wake | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 5:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Wake | 44 min |
| Feb 24, 5:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Wake, Warren | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 5:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 6:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake, Warren | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 6:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Vance, Wake, Warren | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 6:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wayne, Wilson | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson | 21 min |
| Feb 24, 6:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson | 23 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.