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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2017, 5:57 PM EDT for Hoke County, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2017, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hoke County, NC, Scotland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
411
WFUS52 KRAH 012157
TORRAH
NCC093-165-012230-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0017.170901T2157Z-170901T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
557 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Scotland County in central North Carolina...
Southeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina...
* Until 630 PM EDT
* At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Maxton, or near Laurinburg, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
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...
Laurinburg, Maxton, Antioch, Wagram, East Laurinburg and Rockfish.
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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 7943 3487 7948 3499 7905 3497 7904
3495 7904 3483 7919 3484 7935 3482 7936
3477 7933 3473 7937
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 257DEG 28KT 3480 7937
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WSS2 follow-up statements
483
WWUS52 KRAH 012214
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
614 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
NCC165-012223-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T2230Z/
Scotland NC-
614 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SCOTLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3491 7933 3499 7905 3497 7904 3495 7904
3483 7919 3484 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 257DEG 28KT 3483 7922
$$
NCC093-012230-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T2230Z/
Hoke NC-
614 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY...
At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Red Springs, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
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...
Antioch and Rockfish.
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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3491 7933 3499 7905 3497 7904 3495 7904
3483 7919 3484 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 257DEG 28KT 3483 7922
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WSS755
WWUS52 KRAH 012227
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
627 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
NCC093-012236-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T2230Z/
Hoke NC-
627 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.
LAT...LON 3491 7933 3499 7905 3497 7904 3495 7904
3483 7919 3484 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 257DEG 28KT 3485 7912
$$
WSSThe 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, 5:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 26 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, 5:58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.