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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:47 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:47 PM EST (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hoke County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Silver City, NC | ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A CONVENIENT STORE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NC HIGHWAY 401 AND PARR AVENUE. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
393
WFUS52 KRAH 242047
TORRAH
NCC093-125-153-165-242130-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0007.160224T2047Z-160224T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
347 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN SCOTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EST
* AT 346 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER HAMLET...OR NEAR ROCKINGHAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOFFMAN AROUND 355 PM EST.
ABERDEEN AROUND 410 PM EST.
SOUTHERN PINES AROUND 415 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SANDHILLS GAME LAND...WAGRAM...BOWMORE...CAMP MACKALL AND EAST
ROCKINGHAM.
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 3480 7968 3481 7971 3498 7982 3535 7929
3531 7919 3527 7922 3524 7917 3521 7915
3519 7910 3513 7911 3509 7909 3504 7909
3499 7905 3476 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 229DEG 52KT 3490 7966
$$
VINCENT3 follow-up statements
490
WWUS52 KRAH 242057
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
357 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC093-125-153-165-242130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2130Z/
HOKE NC-MOORE NC-SCOTLAND NC-RICHMOND NC-
357 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR HOKE...
SOUTHEASTERN MOORE...NORTHEASTERN SCOTLAND AND NORTHEASTERN RICHMOND
COUNTIES...
AT 357 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HOFFMAN...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTHERN PINES AND ABERDEEN AROUND 410 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SANDHILLS GAME LAND...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...PINEBLUFF...SILVER CITY AND
CAMP MACKALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 7938 3491 7944 3491 7954 3494 7959
3498 7960 3501 7959 3504 7961 3508 7962
3514 7959 3535 7929 3531 7919 3527 7922
3524 7917 3521 7915 3519 7910 3513 7911
3504 7909 3499 7905 3496 7931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 230DEG 50KT 3502 7949
$$
VINCENT473
WWUS52 KRAH 242109
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
409 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC153-165-242119-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2130Z/
SCOTLAND NC-RICHMOND NC-
409 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTLAND AND NORTHEASTERN
RICHMOND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3506 7946 3511 7948 3522 7948 3535 7929
3531 7919 3527 7922 3524 7917 3521 7915
3519 7910 3513 7911 3504 7934 3503 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 227DEG 45KT 3512 7938
$$
NCC093-125-242130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2130Z/
HOKE NC-MOORE NC-
409 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
HOKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTIES...
AT 409 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED OVER ABERDEEN...OR NEAR SOUTHERN PINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN HOKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WHISPERING PINES...CAMERON...ASHLEY HEIGHTS...
PINEBLUFF AND VASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 7946 3511 7948 3522 7948 3535 7929
3531 7919 3527 7922 3524 7917 3521 7915
3519 7910 3513 7911 3504 7934 3503 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 227DEG 45KT 3512 7938
$$
26776
WWUS52 KRAH 242122
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
422 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC093-242132-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2130Z/
HOKE NC-
422 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HOKE 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 3532 7934 3535 7929 3531 7919 3527 7922
3524 7917 3521 7915 3520 7923 3521 7923
3521 7925 3520 7925 3520 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 222DEG 59KT 3529 7921
$$
NCC125-242130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2130Z/
MOORE NC-
422 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL MOORE COUNTY...
AT 422 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VASS AND CAMERON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3532 7934 3535 7929 3531 7919 3527 7922
3524 7917 3521 7915 3520 7923 3521 7923
3521 7925 3520 7925 3520 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 222DEG 59KT 3529 7921
$$
26The 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, 3:53 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.