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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:09 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. 8 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, 3:09 PM EST (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:42 PM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chatham County, NC, Lee County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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, 3:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Coleridge, NC | PARTIAL GARAGE COLLAPSE ONTO A VEHICLE. TIME ESTIMATED |
| Feb 24, 3:22 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Siler City, NC | TREE DOWN ON LOVES CREEK CHURCH RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:22 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Siler City, NC | TREE DOWN ON VAN THOMAS RD NEAR SILK HOPE LINDLEY MILL RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Harpers Crossroads, NC | TREE ON NC 42 NEAR SILER CITY GLENDON RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Hasty, NC | 3 TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF EDWARDS HILL CHURCH RD AND BONLEE SCHOOL RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:26 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Harpers Crossroads, NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT THE 900 BLOCK OF DOC GAINES RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Goldston, NC | TREES DOWN AT THE 12000 BLOCK OF NC 902 IN BEAR CREEK. |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Goldston, NC | TREE ON A RESIDENCE NEAR THE 13500 BLOCK OF NC 902. |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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.
340
WFUS52 KRAH 242009
TORRAH
NCC037-105-125-151-242100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0004.160224T2009Z-160224T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
309 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EST
* AT 309 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF BISCOE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH CAROLINA
ZOO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANFORD...SILER CITY...GOLDSTON...SEAGROVE...ROBBINS...GUM
SPRINGS...HARPERS CROSSROADS...CUMNOCK...HIGHFALLS AND HASTY.
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 3583 7932 3549 7910 3530 7971 3551 7977
3551 7980 3552 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 233DEG 57KT 3545 7966
$$
VINCENT4 follow-up statements
071
WWUS52 KRAH 242017
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
317 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC037-105-125-151-242100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/
CHATHAM NC-MOORE NC-LEE NC-RANDOLPH NC-
317 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR WESTERN
CHATHAM...NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...
AT 317 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF SEAGROVE...OR 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH CAROLINA ZOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANFORD...SILER CITY...GOLDSTON...ROBBINS...HARPERS CROSSROADS...
CUMNOCK...HIGHFALLS...HASTY...GLENDON AND COLERIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3583 7932 3552 7912 3543 7963 3545 7969
3557 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 232DEG 52KT 3553 7958
$$
VINCENT148
WWUS52 KRAH 242020
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
320 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC037-105-125-151-242100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/
CHATHAM NC-MOORE NC-LEE NC-RANDOLPH NC-
320 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR WESTERN
CHATHAM...NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...
AT 320 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...IN ADDITION TO QUARTER TO GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
GOLDSTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF SILER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANFORD...SILER CITY...GOLDSTON...ROBBINS...HARPERS CROSSROADS...
CUMNOCK...HIGHFALLS...HASTY...GLENDON AND COLERIDGE.
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 3583 7932 3549 7910 3542 7965 3550 7970
3553 7973 3557 7972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 231DEG 61KT 3558 7949
$$
VINCENT686
WWUS52 KRAH 242031
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
331 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC105-125-151-242041-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/
MOORE NC-LEE NC-RANDOLPH NC-
331 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN LEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF RANDOLPH
COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3559 7917 3558 7919 3555 7945 3571 7950
3583 7932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 229DEG 56KT 3567 7936
$$
NCC037-242100-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/
CHATHAM NC-
331 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR WESTERN
CHATHAM COUNTY...
AT 331 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 70 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GOLDSTON...OR NEAR SILER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SILER CITY...GOLDSTON AND HASTY.
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 3559 7917 3558 7919 3555 7945 3571 7950
3583 7932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 229DEG 56KT 3567 7936
$$
VINCENT207
WWUS52 KRAH 242042
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
342 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC037-242050-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/
CHATHAM NC-
342 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY HAS
EAST OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST PORTIONS
OF CHATHAM COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3559 7917 3558 7919 3555 7945 3571 7950
3583 7932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 233DEG 57KT 3576 7921
$$
VINCENTThe 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, 3:11 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, 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.