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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC

September 1, 2017Harnett County, Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2017, 5:04 PM EDT for Harnett County, Johnston County, Wake County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. 4 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: Sep 1, 2017, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired: Sep 1, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 1, 5:05 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	2 Nw Angier, NC
Sep 1, 5:05 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	2 Wnw Angier, NC	BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT ATKINS ROAD. LARGE HAIL REPORTED FROM 500 TO 511PM.
Sep 1, 5:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ene Angier, NC	TREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY.
Sep 1, 5:15 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	2 Se Fuquay-Varina, NC	IN ADDITION MULTIPLE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN.

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
Sep 1, 1:49 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 208 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

173 
WFUS52 KRAH 012104
TORRAH
NCC085-101-183-012130-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.170901T2104Z-170901T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
504 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
  South central Wake County in central North Carolina...
  Central Johnston County in central North Carolina...

* Until 530 PM EDT

* At 504 PM EDT, a tornado was located over Angier, or 11 miles 
  northeast of Lillington, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. 

  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...
  Smithfield, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Angier, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine
  Level, Coats Crossroads and Flowers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3550 7880 3563 7877 3568 7819 3539 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 266DEG 35KT 3553 7871 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GIH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 1, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Richmond	31 min
Sep 1, 2:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly	44 min
Sep 1, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Montgomery, Moore, Richmond	35 min
Sep 1, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson, Wayne	41 min
Sep 1, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph	51 min
Sep 1, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Moore	43 min
Sep 1, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	61 min
Sep 1, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Randolph	64 min
Sep 1, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Randolph	118 min
Sep 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Lee	46 min
Sep 1, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Randolph	45 min
Sep 1, 3:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly	3 hr
Sep 1, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Harnett, Lee	46 min
Sep 1, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wilson	60 min
Sep 1, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Montgomery	54 min
Sep 1, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Anson, Richmond	67 min
Sep 1, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Anson, Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and 3 more	50 min
Sep 1, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	58 min
Sep 1, 4:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Alamance, Guilford, Randolph	114 min
Sep 1, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	52 min
Sep 1, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Harnett, Johnston, Wake	43 min
Sep 1, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	31 min
Sep 1, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	44 min
Sep 1, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee and 3 more	41 min
Sep 1, 5:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	36 min
Sep 1, 5:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Johnston	48 min
Sep 1, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Wake	67 min
Sep 1, 5:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Lee, Orange, Wake	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke	46 min
Sep 1, 5:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Johnston, Wayne	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	33 min
Sep 1, 5:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RAH	Wake	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RAH	Harnett	27 min
Sep 1, 6:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Johnston, Wake	3 hr
Sep 1, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Davidson	66 min
Sep 1, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne, Wilson	50 min
Sep 1, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland	53 min
Sep 1, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Hoke, Scotland	50 min
Sep 1, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Nash, Wilson	67 min
Sep 1, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	45 min
Sep 1, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	54 min
Sep 1, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland	38 min
Sep 1, 7:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RAH	Cumberland	3 hr
Sep 1, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	61 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.