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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Raleigh, NC

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

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:58 PM EST for Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2016, 5:58 PM EST (22:58 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 67 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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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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

622 
WFUS52 KRAH 242258
TORRAH
NCC051-163-242330-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0020.160224T2258Z-160224T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 630 PM EST
    
* AT 557 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR JEROME...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLINTON...ROSEBORO...STEDMAN...NEWTON GROVE...SALEMBURG...
  AUTRYVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...HOBBTON AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA.

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 3485 7853 3485 7873 3495 7886 3526 7845
      3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824 3522 7820
      3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816 3505 7816
      3484 7852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 232DEG 63KT 3494 7871 

$$

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2 follow-up statements
475 
WWUS52 KRAH 242309
SVSRAH

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

NCC051-242319-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
609 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND 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 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
      3495 7861 3499 7864 3509 7867 3526 7845
      3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824 3521 7819
      3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816 3505 7816
      3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 228DEG 56KT 3506 7856 

$$

NCC163-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
SAMPSON NC-
609 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
SAMPSON COUNTY...
    
AT 609 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GODWIN...OR 13 MILES WEST OF CLINTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLINTON...ROSEBORO...NEWTON GROVE...SALEMBURG...AUTRYVILLE AND
HOBBTON.

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 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
      3495 7861 3499 7864 3509 7867 3526 7845
      3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824 3521 7819
      3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816 3505 7816
      3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 228DEG 56KT 3506 7856 

$$

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182 
WWUS52 KRAH 242316
SVSRAH

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

NCC163-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
SAMPSON NC-
616 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
SAMPSON COUNTY...
    
AT 616 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON GROVE AND HOBBTON. 

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 3502 7843 3502 7849 3505 7855 3511 7861
      3526 7845 3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824
      3521 7819 3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3505 7816 3503 7838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 228DEG 42KT 3511 7849 

$$

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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, 5:52 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.