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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:35 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 40 min. 23 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, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alamance County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Durham County, NC, Orange County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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, 3:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Carrboro, NC | LARGE CEDAR TREE DOWN ON PINE STREET. |
| Feb 24, 3:55 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 N Chapel Hill, NC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD TO THE NORTHEAST FROM OLD GREENSBORO RD AND FORD RD. |
| Feb 24, 3:55 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Ssw Hillsborough, NC | HAIL LARGER THAN QUARTERS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 85 AND NC HIGHWAY 86. |
| Feb 24, 3:56 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 2 Ese Hillsborough, NC | |
| Feb 24, 3:58 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ese Hillsborough, NC | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES IN ENO. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Durham, NC | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON DELLWOOD DRIVE |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Bahama, NC | TREE DOWN THROUGH A HOUSE AT 610 EARL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Durham, NC | TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE BRIER AND ROSE OF SARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Durham, NC | TREE DOWN ON CAR ON TREVOR CIRCLE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Durham, NC | TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE BRIER AND ROSE OF SARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Durham, NC | TREE DOWN ON GUESS ROAD AT CHAUCER DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Durham, NC | TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Durham, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ROSE OF SHARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Durham, NC | TREE DOWN ON COLE MILL ROAD AND ENO RIVER. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Durham, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ROSE OF SHARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Durham, NC | TREE DOWN ON COLE MILL ROAD AND ENO RIVER. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ssw Bahama, NC | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 501 AT MILTON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 S Bahama, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON PARAGON CIRCLE AND GLEN OAKS DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:07 PM EST | HAIL 0.88 | 6 Ssw Bahama, NC | |
| Feb 24, 4:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ssw Bahama, NC | 5452 W ROXBORO ROAD TREE DOWN WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT HOME. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:10 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 S Bahama, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG THE 400-600 BLOCK OF GOODWIN ROAD NEAR STEPHEN ROAD...CRESTVIEW ROAD. AND EAKER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:10 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 S Bahama, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG THE 400-600 BLOCK OF GOODWIN ROAD NEAR STEPHEN ROAD...CRESTVIEW ROAD. AND EAKER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 24, 4:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Chapel Hill, NC | TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KENMORE ROAD AND SHADY LAWN ROAD. ROAD IMPASSIBLE. |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
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WFUS52 KRAH 242035
TORRAH
NCC001-037-063-135-242115-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0006.160224T2035Z-160224T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
335 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTH CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST
* AT 335 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF SILER CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURHAM...CHAPEL HILL...HILLSBOROUGH...CARRBORO...ROUGEMONT...LAKE
MICHIE...BETHESDA...GORMAN...PARKWOOD AND CANE CREEK RESERVOIR.
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 3623 7880 3616 7880 3609 7881 3609 7879
3607 7878 3607 7875 3603 7875 3602 7873
3592 7879 3593 7880 3591 7881 3580 7930
3580 7937 3594 7946 3624 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 231DEG 46KT 3586 7933
$$
VINCENT2 follow-up statements
250
WWUS52 KRAH 242049
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
349 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC001-037-242059-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160224T2115Z/
CHATHAM NC-ALAMANCE NC-
349 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHATHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
ALAMANCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST INTO ORANGE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3623 7880 3609 7881 3609 7879 3607 7878
3607 7875 3603 7875 3602 7873 3592 7879
3593 7880 3591 7882 3586 7911 3588 7925
3604 7926 3624 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 234DEG 44KT 3596 7912
$$
NCC063-135-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160224T2115Z/
ORANGE NC-DURHAM NC-
349 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR ORANGE
AND DURHAM COUNTIES...
AT 349 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CARRBORO...OR NEAR CHAPEL HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURHAM...CHAPEL HILL...HILLSBOROUGH...CARRBORO...ROUGEMONT...LAKE
MICHIE...BETHESDA...GORMAN...CANE CREEK RESERVOIR AND SCHLEY.
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 3623 7880 3609 7881 3609 7879 3607 7878
3607 7875 3603 7875 3602 7873 3592 7879
3593 7880 3591 7882 3586 7911 3588 7925
3604 7926 3624 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 234DEG 44KT 3596 7912
$$
VINCENT345
WWUS52 KRAH 242056
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
356 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC063-135-242115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160224T2115Z/
ORANGE NC-DURHAM NC-
356 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR EASTERN
ORANGE AND DURHAM COUNTIES...
AT 355 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HILLSBOROUGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM
WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 166 AND 171 AROUND 400
PM EST.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURHAM...CHAPEL HILL...HILLSBOROUGH...CARRBORO...ROUGEMONT...LAKE
MICHIE...SCHLEY...BETHESDA...ENO RIVER STATE PARK AND GORMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 7880 3609 7881 3609 7879 3607 7878
3607 7875 3603 7875 3602 7873 3592 7879
3593 7880 3591 7882 3587 7906 3596 7912
3609 7918 3624 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 233DEG 43KT 3601 7904
$$
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, 3:09 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, 3:43 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.