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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Raleigh, NC

February 24, 2016Johnston County, Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:52 PM EST for Johnston County, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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, 5:52 PM EST (22:52 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Johnston County, NC, Wayne County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 24, 5:58 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 44Seymour Johnson Afb, NCKGSB REPORTED A NON CONVECTIVE PEAK WIND GUST OF 44 MPH AT 558 PM EST.

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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 135 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°0°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.

056 
WFUS52 KRAH 242252
TORRAH
NCC101-191-242330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0019.160224T2252Z-160224T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST
    
* AT 551 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH
  A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUNN...OR 14
  MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GOLDSBORO...SMITHFIELD...MOUNT OLIVE...BENSON...FREMONT...MICRO...
  SELMA...FOUR OAKS...PINE LEVEL AND KENLY.

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 3519 7802 3518 7807 3519 7816 3521 7817
      3522 7824 3529 7830 3526 7842 3528 7851
      3532 7854 3534 7853 3537 7857 3568 7818
      3560 7812 3559 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783
      3540 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 232DEG 54KT 3519 7842 

$$

VINCENT
2 follow-up statements
378 
WWUS52 KRAH 242302
SVSRAH

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

NCC101-191-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
JOHNSTON NC-WAYNE NC-
602 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
AT 600 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...IN ADDITION TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BENSON...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF
SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

THE TORNADO SHOULD HAVE CROSSED INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
341 TO 343 AT 600 PM EST.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GOLDSBORO AROUND 620 PM EST.
  FREMONT AROUND 625 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BROGDEN...MAR-MAC...PRINCETON...GRANTHAM AND NAHUNTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 7789 3531 7797 3527 7805 3524 7813
      3522 7824 3529 7830 3526 7842 3528 7851
      3532 7854 3534 7853 3549 7833 3558 7814
      3560 7812 3559 7806 3558 7782 3543 7783
      3540 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 228DEG 57KT 3529 7831 

$$

VINCENT
369 
WWUS52 KRAH 242317
SVSRAH

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

NCC101-191-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
JOHNSTON NC-WAYNE NC-
617 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSTON AND CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
AT 616 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
65 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GOLDSBORO AND FREMONT AROUND 630 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BROGDEN...MAR-MAC...PIKEVILLE...PRINCETON AND GRANTHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 7789 3531 7797 3527 7805 3524 7814
      3522 7824 3529 7830 3526 7842 3528 7851
      3531 7848 3536 7844 3543 7831 3548 7820
      3554 7809 3555 7805 3557 7799 3546 7794
      3539 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 231DEG 58KT 3533 7825 

$$

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 Warning EmergencyRAHCumberland, Harnett, Sampson39 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, 5:58 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.