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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:41 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 49 min. 14 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, 5:41 PM EST (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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, 5:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw New Hope, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN ON COMMERCIAL BUILDING. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 5:45 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 4 Nnw New Hope, NC | 1 INCH HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAPITAL BLVD AND OLD WAKE FOREST ROAD |
| Feb 24, 5:46 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw New Hope, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN ON A BUILDING...AND SIDING WAS BLOWN OFF OF ANOTHER NEARBY BUILDING |
| Feb 24, 5:47 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 4 Nnw New Hope, NC | HAIL DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF CAPITAL BLVD AND SPRING FOREST ROAD. |
| Feb 24, 5:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw New Hope, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN AT FRUIT OF LABOR WORLD CULTURAL CENTER ON LAKE RIDGE DRIVE NEAR DEANA LANE IN RALEIGH. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDING. |
| Feb 24, 5:50 PM EST | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Nnw Raleigh, NC | PING PONG SIZED HAIL AT NORTH HIILLS MALL. |
| Feb 24, 5:53 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Afton, NC | TREE DOWN ON PARKTOWN RD. |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Franklinton, NC | TREE FELL ON HOME AT 103 RAMEY CIRCLE |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM EST | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Nnw New Hope, NC | PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AT NEW HOPE ROAD AND CAPITAL BOULEVARD.4 |
| Feb 24, 6:02 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Macon, NC | TREE DOWN ON HARRISTOWN RD. |
| Feb 24, 6:02 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Lake Wheeler, NC | SEVERAL 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN AT THE 5500 BLOCK OF DILLARD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 6:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Louisburg, NC | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY. ONE REPORT OF A TREE ON A HOUSE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Feb 24, 6:10 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 47 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | GUST TO 47 MPH OBSERVED ON ROOF OF NWS OFFICE ON CENTENIAL CAMPUS IN WEST RALEIGH |
| Feb 24, 6:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Afton, NC | TREE DOWN BETWEEN LIMERTOWN RD AND PARKTOWN 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
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WFUS52 KRAH 242241
TORRAH
NCC069-181-183-185-242330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0018.160224T2241Z-160224T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
541 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EST
* AT 541 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR RALEIGH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH...CARY...LOUISBURG...WARRENTON...WAKE FOREST...GARNER...
FRANKLINTON...NORLINA...LITTLETON AND BUNN.
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 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3629 7794
3590 7825 3580 7839 3568 7853 3564 7876
3570 7879 3585 7873 3603 7857 3602 7855
3607 7854 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 217DEG 66KT 3587 7856
$$
265 follow-up statements
089
WWUS52 KRAH 242251
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
551 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC069-181-183-185-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC-WAKE NC-
551 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN VANCE...WARREN AND CENTRAL WAKE COUNTIES...
AT 549 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A PAIR OF
DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS OVER INGLESIDE IN NORTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY AND BETWEEN NEW HOPE AND ROLESVILLE IN NORTHERN WAKE COUNTY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE ALSO LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
ROUGHLY 10 MILES SOUTH OF WARRENTON TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF WAKE
FOREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE STORMS WILL TAKE SIMILAR PATHS AS THEY RACE NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH THROUGH THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH...CARY...LOUISBURG...WARRENTON...WAKE FOREST...GARNER...
FRANKLINTON...NORLINA...LITTLETON AND BUNN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3629 7794
3590 7825 3580 7839 3572 7848 3567 7871
3572 7875 3585 7873 3603 7857 3602 7855
3607 7854 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 219DEG 54KT 3625 7818 3587 7850
$$
26308
WWUS52 KRAH 242301
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
601 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC069-181-183-185-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC-WAKE NC-
601 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN VANCE...WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN WAKE
COUNTIES...
AT 558 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A PAIR OF
DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES EAST OF WARRENTON IN WARREN
COUNTY...AND 4 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISBURG IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THE STORMS WILL TAKE SIMILAR PATHS AS THEY RACE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH
THROUGH THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISBURG...WARRENTON...WAKE FOREST...FRANKLINTON...NORLINA...
LITTLETON...BUNN...ROLESVILLE...YOUNGSVILLE AND MACON.
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 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3629 7794
3590 7825 3586 7832 3584 7853 3598 7861
3603 7857 3602 7855 3607 7854 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 218DEG 54KT 3633 7810 3595 7842
$$
26447
WWUS52 KRAH 242311
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
611 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC183-242316-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
WAKE NC-
611 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST.
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3630 7794
3590 7825 3588 7829 3590 7831 3590 7833
3591 7835 3593 7835 3594 7839 3598 7843
3602 7854 3607 7854 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 215DEG 53KT 3645 7801 3607 7832
$$
NCC069-181-185-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC-
611 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN VANCE AND WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A PAIR OF
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISBURG AND 2
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE GASTON...RESPECTIVELY...BOTH MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THE STORMS WILL TAKE SIMILAR PATHS AS THEY RACE NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH
THROUGH THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOUISBURG...WARRENTON...FRANKLINTON...NORLINA...LITTLETON...BUNN...
YOUNGSVILLE...MACON...CENTERVILLE AND SOUTHPOINTE AND MORNINGSTAR
MARINAS.
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 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3630 7794
3590 7825 3588 7829 3590 7831 3590 7833
3591 7835 3593 7835 3594 7839 3598 7843
3602 7854 3607 7854 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 215DEG 53KT 3645 7801 3607 7832
$$
26311
WWUS52 KRAH 242319
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
619 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC181-242328-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
VANCE NC-
619 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VANCE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR THE FAR
EASTERN PART OF VANCE COUNTY REMAINED JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3628 7796
3609 7810 3606 7823 3623 7834 3630 7828
3635 7829 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 217DEG 53KT 3616 7819
$$
NCC069-185-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-WARREN NC-
619 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...NORLINA...LITTLETON...MACON...CENTERVILLE...LAKE
GASTON...ARCOLA...SOUTHPOINTE AND MORNINGSTAR MARINAS...INGLESIDE 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 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3628 7796
3609 7810 3606 7823 3623 7834 3630 7828
3635 7829 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 217DEG 53KT 3616 7819
$$
26446
WWUS52 KRAH 242328
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
628 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC069-185-242337-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
FRANKLIN NC-WARREN NC-
628 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND WARREN COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EST...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
OVER SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3644 7792 3638 7791 3628 7796
3609 7810 3606 7823 3623 7834 3630 7828
3635 7829 3654 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 217DEG 66KT 3616 7819
$$
26The 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, 5:21 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, 5:52 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.