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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Raleigh, NC

February 24, 2016Cumberland County, Harnett County, Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:21 PM EST for Cumberland County, Harnett County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. 6 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, 5:21 PM EST (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Tornado emergency

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 24, 5:30 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese Fayetteville, NCTREE DOWN NEAR NORTH RAMSEY STREET. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 5:30 PM ESTHAIL 15 W Cedar Creek, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL IN GRAYS CREEK AREA.
Feb 24, 5:30 PM ESTHAIL 1.55 Sse Hope Mills, NCPUBLIC REPORTS PEA TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL FALLING ON ROSLIN FARM ROAD.
Feb 24, 5:40 PM ESTHAIL 1Cedar Creek, NC
Feb 24, 5:55 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Hobbton, NCROOF BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOME AT 9621 KENAN RD
Feb 24, 5:55 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Hobbton, NCBARN DESTROYED AT 700 SUTTONTOWN 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 11:16 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 502 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 333 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
502 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
595 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
333 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

890 
WFUS52 KRAH 242221
TORRAH
NCC051-085-163-242300-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0015.160224T2221Z-160224T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
521 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EST
    
* AT 521 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR
  TOBERMORY...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
  THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT AND NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTIES...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CEDAR CREEK...SALEMBURG...
  LINDEN...STEDMAN AND ERWIN.

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 3490 7894 3497 7904 3538 7869 3534 7853
      3531 7854 3526 7849 3526 7841 3528 7833
      3526 7828 3522 7824 3520 7816 3519 7816
      3485 7875 3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 229DEG 51KT 3489 7889 

$$

VINCENT
2 follow-up statements
705 
WWUS52 KRAH 242229 RRA
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
529 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCC051-085-163-242300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-HARNETT NC-SAMPSON NC-
529 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CEDAR CREEK...STEDMAN...AND VANDER...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR
CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT AND NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 528 PM EST...SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF JEROME...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A
TORNADO...LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CEDAR CREEK...STEDMAN...AND VANDER...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...DUNN...GODWIN...HOPE MILLS...ERWIN...EASTOVER...
STEDMAN...NEWTON GROVE...WADE AND SALEMBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO
IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7894 3497 7904 3538 7869 3534 7853
      3531 7854 3526 7849 3526 7841 3528 7833
      3526 7828 3522 7824 3520 7816 3519 7816
      3485 7875 3485 7883 3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 230DEG 58KT 3497 7875 

$$

VINCENT
685 
WWUS52 KRAH 242247
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
547 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCC085-242253-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/
HARNETT NC-
547 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3507 7872 3526 7869 3525 7862 3527 7858
      3530 7858 3532 7854 3526 7849 3526 7841
      3528 7833 3526 7828 3522 7824 3520 7816
      3519 7816 3492 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 236DEG 45KT 3509 7856 

$$

NCC051-163-242300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-SAMPSON NC-
547 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOBBTON...NEWTON GROVE...AND INTERSTATE 40
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 334 AND 355...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR EASTERN
CUMBERLAND AND NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTIES...

AT 543 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GODWIN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A
TORNADO...LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOBBTON...NEWTON GROVE...AND INTERSTATE
40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 334 AND 355...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GODWIN...STEDMAN...NEWTON GROVE...SALEMBURG...FALCON...AUTRYVILLE...
HOBBTON AND SPIVEY'S CORNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 7872 3526 7869 3525 7862 3527 7858
      3530 7858 3532 7854 3526 7849 3526 7841
      3528 7833 3526 7828 3522 7824 3520 7816
      3519 7816 3492 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 236DEG 45KT 3509 7856 

$$

VINCENT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRichmond51 min
Feb 24, 10:53 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland31 min
Feb 24, 12:08 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson52 min
Feb 24, 12:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson64 min
Feb 24, 12:36 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHSampson24 min
Feb 24, 12:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson9 min
Feb 24, 1:03 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHWayne27 min
Feb 24, 1:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph56 min
Feb 24, 1:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson43 min
Feb 24, 1:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly47 min
Feb 24, 1:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph46 min
Feb 24, 2:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly65 min
Feb 24, 2:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph61 min
Feb 24, 3:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMoore60 min
Feb 24, 3:09 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Lee, Moore, Randolph33 min
Feb 24, 3:11 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Lee, Randolph34 min
Feb 24, 3:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Richmond45 min
Feb 24, 3:35 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange40 min
Feb 24, 3:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person62 min
Feb 24, 3:47 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHHoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland43 min
Feb 24, 3:53 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Lee, Moore37 min
Feb 24, 3:59 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHGranville, Person19 min
Feb 24, 4:04 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHDurham, Granville, Person, Vance56 min
Feb 24, 4:13 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Orange47 min
Feb 24, 4:20 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Harnett, Lee, Wake40 min
Feb 24, 4:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Vance, Wake and 1 more69 min
Feb 24, 4:40 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake50 min
Feb 24, 5:03 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance, Warren26 min
Feb 24, 5:04 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson26 min
Feb 24, 5:21 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHVance, Warren24 min
Feb 24, 5:22 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Wake23 min
Feb 24, 5:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Wake44 min
Feb 24, 5:41 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Wake, Warren49 min
Feb 24, 5:52 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne38 min
Feb 24, 5:58 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson32 min
Feb 24, 6:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake, Warren62 min
Feb 24, 6:15 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHFranklin, Halifax, Vance, Wake, Warren45 min
Feb 24, 6:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wayne, Wilson50 min
Feb 24, 6:29 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson21 min
Feb 24, 6:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson23 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.