Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:03 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. 5 reports 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, 5:03 PM EST (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 5:29 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Vance County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Franklinton, NC | REPORT OF A TREE ON A HOUSE NEAR FRANKLINTON. |
| Feb 24, 5:10 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Kittrell, NC | |
| Feb 24, 5:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Dabney, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON STAGE COACH ROAD AND DABNEY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 5:12 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 2 Wnw Henderson, NC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT ENON ROAD AND HIGHWAY 158. |
| Feb 24, 5:23 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Drewry, NC | TREE DOWN ON MANSON DREWRY RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.
547
WFUS52 KRAH 242203
TORRAH
NCC069-077-181-185-242245-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.160224T2203Z-160224T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
503 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EST
* AT 503 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR FRANKLINTON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF CREEDMOOR...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON...FRANKLINTON...KITTRELL...MIDDLEBURG...SOUTH
HENDERSON...SATTERWHITE POINT MARINA...GILLBURG...DABNEY...STEELE
CREEK MARINA & CAMPGROUND AND AFTON.
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 3603 7851 3615 7868 3651 7839 3633 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 219DEG 31KT 3615 7854
$$
233 follow-up statements
354
WWUS52 KRAH 242212
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
512 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC069-077-242221-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-
512 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
GRANVILLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3633 7813 3626 7827 3627 7829 3627 7831
3623 7834 3623 7838 3619 7840 3617 7844
3623 7851 3651 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 221DEG 45KT 3624 7843
$$
NCC181-185-242245-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
VANCE NC-WARREN NC-
512 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR VANCE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 511 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED OVER KITTRELL...OR NEAR HENDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON...KITTRELL...MIDDLEBURG...SOUTH HENDERSON...SATTERWHITE
POINT MARINA...GILLBURG...STEELE CREEK MARINA & CAMPGROUND...AFTON...
BULLOCKSVILLE AND JOHN H KERR RESERVOIR.
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 3633 7813 3626 7827 3627 7829 3627 7831
3623 7834 3623 7838 3619 7840 3617 7844
3623 7851 3651 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 221DEG 45KT 3624 7843
$$
23568
WWUS52 KRAH 242219
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
519 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC181-185-242245-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
VANCE NC-WARREN NC-
519 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
VANCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 519 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HENDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON...MIDDLEBURG...SATTERWHITE POINT MARINA...STEELE CREEK
MARINA & CAMPGROUND...AFTON...GILLBURG...BULLOCKSVILLE...SOUTH
HENDERSON AND JOHN H KERR RESERVOIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3633 7813 3626 7827 3627 7829 3627 7831
3625 7833 3626 7834 3626 7835 3628 7837
3634 7846 3651 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 220DEG 40KT 3633 7832
$$
23637
WWUS52 KRAH 242229
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
529 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC181-185-242238-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
VANCE NC-WARREN NC-
529 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN VANCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3633 7813 3626 7827 3627 7829 3627 7831
3625 7833 3626 7834 3626 7835 3628 7837
3634 7846 3651 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 219DEG 31KT 3640 7825
$$
23The 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, 10:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 31 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, 5:04 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 |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in North Carolina, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes in 2016
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.