Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 5:05 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
- May 24, 2017, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
545
WFUS52 KRAH 242105
TORRAH
NCC051-163-242145-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0006.170524T2105Z-170524T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
505 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Sampson County in central North Carolina...
Southeastern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT
* At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ammon, or 14 miles north of Elizabethtown, moving
northeast at 35 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...
Clinton, Roseboro, Salemburg, Autryville and Bushy Lake Natural
Area.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Raleigh.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7873 3511 7859 3503 7831
3483 7848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 208DEG 32KT 3484 7859
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
773 follow-up statements
421
WWUS52 KRAH 242114
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
514 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
NCC051-163-242145-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170524T2145Z/
Sampson NC-Cumberland NC-
514 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SAMPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ammon, or 15 miles southwest of Clinton, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Roseboro, Salemburg, Autryville and Bushy Lake Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7862 3489 7871 3511 7859
3503 7831
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 212DEG 20KT 3487 7856
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
77691
WWUS52 KRAH 242127
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
527 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
NCC051-242136-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170524T2145Z/
Cumberland NC-
527 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of Cumberland County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central
North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
3491 7856 3494 7857 3496 7861 3500 7865
3511 7859 3503 7831 3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 208DEG 26KT 3494 7850
$$
NCC163-242145-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170524T2145Z/
Sampson NC-
527 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...
At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southwest of Clinton, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Roseboro and Salemburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
3491 7856 3494 7857 3496 7861 3500 7865
3511 7859 3503 7831 3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 208DEG 26KT 3494 7850
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
77620
WWUS52 KRAH 242145
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
545 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
NCC163-242153-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170524T2145Z/
Sampson NC-
545 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 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. However, a Tornado
Warning remains in effect for northern portions of Sampson County
until 615 PM EDT.
A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight 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 3487 7851 3488 7851 3490 7855 3491 7854
3491 7856 3494 7857 3496 7861 3500 7865
3511 7859 3503 7831 3486 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 208DEG 32KT 3506 7842
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Davie | 25 hr |
| May 24, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond and 2 more | 96 min |
| May 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 78 min |
| May 24, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 52 min |
| May 24, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 65 min |
| May 24, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 52 min |
| May 24, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 48 min |
| May 24, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 45 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Randolph, Stanly | 55 min |
| May 24, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 38 min |
| May 24, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Warren | 68 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Nash | 12 min |
| May 24, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 54 min |
| May 24, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 65 min |
| May 24, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe | 23 min |
| May 24, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax | 23 min |
| May 24, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 55 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.