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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC

February 24, 20164 counties in North Carolina

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 24, 3:50 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGCarrboro, NCLARGE CEDAR TREE DOWN ON PINE STREET.
Feb 24, 3:55 PM ESTFUNNEL CLOUD5 N Chapel Hill, NCTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD TO THE NORTHEAST FROM OLD GREENSBORO RD AND FORD RD.
Feb 24, 3:55 PM ESTHAIL 1.252 Ssw Hillsborough, NCHAIL LARGER THAN QUARTERS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 85 AND NC HIGHWAY 86.
Feb 24, 3:56 PM ESTHAIL 12 Ese Hillsborough, NC
Feb 24, 3:58 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Ese Hillsborough, NCTREES DOWN ON POWER LINES IN ENO.
Feb 24, 4:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Durham, NCTREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON DELLWOOD DRIVE
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG5 S Bahama, NCTREE DOWN THROUGH A HOUSE AT 610 EARL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 N Durham, NCTREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE BRIER AND ROSE OF SARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 N Durham, NCTREE DOWN ON CAR ON TREVOR CIRCLE. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 N Durham, NCTREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE BRIER AND ROSE OF SARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 N Durham, NCTREE DOWN ON GUESS ROAD AT CHAUCER DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 N Durham, NCTREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw Durham, NCNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ROSE OF SHARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw Durham, NCTREE DOWN ON COLE MILL ROAD AND ENO RIVER.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw Durham, NCNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ROSE OF SHARON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw Durham, NCTREE DOWN ON COLE MILL ROAD AND ENO RIVER.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Ssw Bahama, NCTREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 501 AT MILTON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Feb 24, 4:05 PM ESTTORNADO5 S Bahama, NCNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON PARAGON CIRCLE AND GLEN OAKS DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:07 PM ESTHAIL 0.886 Ssw Bahama, NC
Feb 24, 4:10 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG6 Ssw Bahama, NC5452 W ROXBORO ROAD TREE DOWN WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT HOME. TIME ESTIMATED.
Feb 24, 4:10 PM ESTTORNADO5 S Bahama, NCNUMEROUS 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 ESTTORNADO5 S Bahama, NCNUMEROUS 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 ESTTSTM WND DMG2 N Chapel Hill, NCTREES 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 11:16 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 703 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

707 
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 

$$

VINCENT
2 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 

$$

VINCENT
345 
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 

$$

VINCENT

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, 3:43 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, 5:58 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson32 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

Nearby

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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.