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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Raleigh, NC
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
232 follow-up statements
475
WWUS52 KRAH 242309
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
609 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC051-242319-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
CUMBERLAND NC-
609 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. **! THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
3495 7861 3499 7864 3509 7867 3526 7845
3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824 3521 7819
3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816 3505 7816
3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 228DEG 56KT 3506 7856
$$
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
$$
23182
WWUS52 KRAH 242316
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
616 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC163-242330-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160224T2330Z/
SAMPSON NC-
616 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
SAMPSON COUNTY...
AT 616 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON GROVE AND HOBBTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 7843 3502 7849 3505 7855 3511 7861
3526 7845 3526 7841 3529 7830 3522 7824
3521 7819 3518 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816
3505 7816 3503 7838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 228DEG 42KT 3511 7849
$$
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, 5:21 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, 5:41 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.