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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 5:51 PM EDT for Alamance County, Chatham County, Orange County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 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
- Jun 23, 2016, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 6:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Alamance County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Orange County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Wnw Bynum, NC | . |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 940 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
902
WFUS52 KRAH 232151
TORRAH
NCC001-037-135-232230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0023.160623T2151Z-160623T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
551 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 551 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF SILER CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSBORO...SWEPSONVILLE...SUTPHIN...FEARRINGTON...BYNUM...
SAXAPAHAW...CANE CREEK RESERVOIR...SNOW CAMP AND JORDAN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3583 7900 3561 7926 3585 7954 3586 7954
3604 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 301DEG 16KT 3589 7940
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
102 follow-up statements
059
WWUS52 KRAH 232210
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
610 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
NCC135-232218-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160623T2230Z/
ORANGE NC-
610 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
STILL POSSIBLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3578 7906 3561 7926 3583 7948 3591 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 304DEG 16KT 3581 7929
$$
NCC001-037-232230-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160623T2230Z/
CHATHAM NC-ALAMANCE NC-
610 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN ALAMANCE COUNTIES...
AT 608 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSBORO...SUTPHIN...BYNUM AND SNOW CAMP.
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 OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3578 7906 3561 7926 3583 7948 3591 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 304DEG 16KT 3581 7929
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
10248
WWUS52 KRAH 232219
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
619 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
NCC001-037-232228-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160623T2230Z/
CHATHAM NC-ALAMANCE NC-
619 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
ALAMANCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 3578 7906 3561 7926 3583 7948 3591 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 301DEG 16KT 3579 7924
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 20 min |
| Jun 22, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Wake | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wayne, Wilson | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne, Wilson | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 1:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange, Wake | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 4:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Warren | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 67 min |
| Jun 23, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance | 52 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.