Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 4:18 PM EDT for Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. 3 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
- May 24, 2017, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Yadkin County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:21 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Se Yadkinville, NC | SEVERAL OBSERVED SIGHTINGS OF A TORNADO...COURTNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYMNASIUM DESTROYED...SEVERAL VEHICLES FLIPPED...AND PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE HOMES |
| May 24, 4:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Brooks Crossroads, NC | 1800 BLOCK OF HAMPTONVILLE ROAD FOUR TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN...TREES WERE BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| May 24, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Brooks Crossroads, NC | NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND SIX TO SEVEN HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN THE COMMUNITY OF HAMPTONVILLE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
495
WFUS51 KRNK 242018
TORRNK
NCC197-242045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0009.170524T2018Z-170524T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
418 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
* Until 445 PM EDT
* At 417 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Courtney, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Yadkinville...
Boonville...
East Bend...
Nebo...
and Courtney.
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.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8081 3625 8070 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3614 8044 3612 8046 3612 8049
3611 8051 3608 8051 3605 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 205DEG 24KT 3606 8062
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RS2 follow-up statements
516
WWUS51 KRNK 242028
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
428 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
NCC197-242045-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170524T2045Z/
Yadkin NC-
428 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN YADKIN COUNTY...
At 428 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shacktown, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
East Bend...
Enon...
Huntsville...
and Shacktown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3608 8064 3625 8063 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3614 8044 3612 8046 3612 8049
3611 8051 3608 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 210DEG 26KT 3612 8057
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RS335
WWUS51 KRNK 242037
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
437 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
NCC197-242045-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170524T2045Z/
Yadkin NC-
437 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN YADKIN COUNTY...
At 436 PM EDT, a possible tornado was located near East Bend, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Public reports of a 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...
East Bend...
Enon...
Huntsville...
and Shacktown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3608 8064 3625 8063 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3614 8044 3612 8046 3612 8049
3611 8051 3608 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 205DEG 24KT 3617 8054
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 20 hr |
| May 24, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 3 hr |
| May 24, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Surry | 6 hr |
| May 24, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 33 min |
| May 24, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 58 min |
| May 24, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 33 min |
| May 24, 4:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Stokes | 36 min |
| May 24, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 3 hr |
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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.