Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:21 PM EST for Vance County, Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 min. 2 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, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Vance County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 95 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:23 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Drewry, NC | TREE DOWN ON MANSON DREWRY RD. |
| Feb 24, 5:24 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Norlina, NC | TREE DOWN ON RIDGEWAY-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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 828 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 913 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
044
WFUS52 KRAH 242221 RRA
TORRAH
NCC181-185-242245-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0016.160224T2221Z-160224T2245Z/
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...
NORTHEASTERN VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EST
* AT 521 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR NORLINA...OR 7 MILES WEST OF WARRENTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...NORLINA...MIDDLEBURG...MACON...SOUTHPOINTE AND
MORNINGSTAR MARINAS...DREWRY...BULLOCKSVILLE...AFTON...LAKE GASTON
AND SATTERWHITE POINT MARINA.
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 3651 7790 3648 7791 3626 7827 3638 7844
3654 7833 3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 218DEG 54KT 3639 7829
$$
232 follow-up statements
003
WWUS52 KRAH 242232
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
532 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC181-242241-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
VANCE NC-
532 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VANCE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3651 7790 3648 7791 3638 7819 3648 7829
3654 7824 3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 228DEG 52KT 3649 7814
$$
NCC185-242245-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
WARREN NC-
532 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
WARREN COUNTY...
AT 531 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR NORLINA...OR NEAR WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...NORLINA...MACON...SOUTHPOINTE AND MORNINGSTAR MARINAS...
LAKE GASTON AND WISE.
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 3651 7790 3648 7791 3638 7819 3648 7829
3654 7824 3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 228DEG 52KT 3649 7814
$$
23490
WWUS52 KRAH 242241
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
541 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC185-242251-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
WARREN NC-
541 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THERE IS
ANOTHER STORM EXHIBITING WEAK ROTATION. ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING MAY
BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3651 7790 3648 7791 3638 7819 3648 7829
3654 7824 3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 218DEG 54KT 3649 7814
$$
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, 5:03 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, 5:22 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.