Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 6, 2020, 1:48 PM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 57 min. 18 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
- Feb 6, 2020, 1:48 PM EST (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2020, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chatham County, NC, Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Lee County, NC, Orange County, NC, Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1:49 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Carrboro, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 6, 1:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Moncure, NC | THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED AT LEAST TWO TREES IN THE COMMUNITY OF MONCURE. |
| Feb 6, 1:52 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Moncure, NC | NUMEROUS FALLEN TREES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 6, 2:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Cary, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON CASTALIA DRIVE. |
| Feb 6, 2:06 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Falls Lake, NC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT FROM 4 SW FALLS LAKE. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN SUMMERFIELD NORTH SUBDIVISION. |
| Feb 6, 2:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Raleigh, NC | NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN IN/AROUND VANDEMERE COURT, SELFRIDGE COURT, AND COLDSTREAM COURT. |
| Feb 6, 2:09 PM EST | HAIL 0.5 | 2 Ne Raleigh, NC | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 0.5 INCH HAIL ON SIX FORKS RD IN NORTH HILLS RALEIGH. |
| Feb 6, 2:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Falls Lake, NC | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL WAREHOUSES, INCLUDING A DOOR GETTING SUCKED OUT OF THE FRAME AND THROWN, ONE OF THE WAREHOUSE WALLS GETTING PUSHED IN BY 15 INCHES, AND SEVERAL AIR CONDITIONING UNITS GETTING RIPPED OFF AND THROWN. |
| Feb 6, 2:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Raleigh, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN IN NORTH RALEIGH OFF OF ROOKSLEY CT. |
| Feb 6, 2:10 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 3 S Falls Lake, NC | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL AT WELLINGTON CT IN RALEIGH. |
| Feb 6, 2:11 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Wake Forest, NC | THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED A TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET AND HOLDING ROAD. |
| Feb 6, 2:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Wake Forest, NC | THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED A 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE ACROSS A DRIVEWAY ALONG WAIT STREET IN WAKE FOREST. |
| Feb 6, 2:16 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Lake Wheeler, NC | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Wake Forest, NC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM WAKE FOREST. REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Wake Forest, NC | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | 3 E Rolesville, NC | THERE WERE ALSO 18-24 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN. |
| Feb 6, 2:18 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Rolesville, NC | THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED A TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FORESTVILLE RD AND BURLINGTON MILLS RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Feb 6, 2:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Garner, NC | THUNDERSTORM WINDS PICKED UP AND TOSSED A BACKYARD PLAYGROUND 45 FEET. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
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 6, 10:12 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:41 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019
WUUS52 KRAH 061848
SVRRAH
NCC037-063-069-077-085-105-135-183-061945-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0021.200206T1848Z-200206T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
148 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Orange County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Eastern Lee County in central North Carolina...
Wake County in central North Carolina...
Eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Durham County in central North Carolina...
West central Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EST.
* At 147 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Carrboro to near Chapel Hill to 7 miles
southeast of Pittsboro to near Sanford to near Carthage, moving
northeast at 75 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Sanford, Creedmoor, Pittsboro,
Wake Forest, Garner and Carrboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3596 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3533 7904
3535 7927 3549 7913 3561 7911 3582 7925
3597 7924 3619 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 243DEG 66KT 3595 7913 3586 7905 3562 7912 3553
7920 3533 7952
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GIH3 follow-up statements
751
WWUS52 KRAH 061859
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
159 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
NCC135-061908-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200206T1945Z/
Orange NC-
159 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3596 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3549 7879
3547 7915 3549 7913 3561 7911 3579 7899
3604 7898 3619 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 243DEG 66KT 3603 7894 3594 7886 3570 7893 3561
7901 3541 7933
$$
NCC037-063-069-077-085-105-183-061945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200206T1945Z/
Harnett NC-Granville NC-Lee NC-Wake NC-Chatham NC-Durham NC-
Franklin NC-
159 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...NORTHEASTERN LEE...
WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...DURHAM AND WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 158 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Durham to 6 miles northwest of RDU International
to 9 miles southwest of Cary to 11 miles southeast of Pittsboro to 6
miles northeast of Carthage, moving northeast at 75 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Creedmoor, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina,
Angier, RDU International and Apex.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3596 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3549 7879
3547 7915 3549 7913 3561 7911 3579 7899
3604 7898 3619 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 243DEG 66KT 3603 7894 3594 7886 3570 7893 3561
7901 3541 7933
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GIH587
WWUS52 KRAH 061906
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
206 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
NCC037-063-069-077-085-105-183-061945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200206T1945Z/
Harnett NC-Granville NC-Lee NC-Wake NC-Chatham NC-Durham NC-
Franklin NC-
206 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...NORTHEASTERN LEE...
WAKE...SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND WEST CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 205 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Butner to 6 miles northeast of RDU
International to near Cary to near Fuquay-Varina to near Sanford,
moving northeast at 90 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Creedmoor, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina,
Angier, RDU International and Apex.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3596 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3549 7879
3550 7913 3551 7913 3561 7907 3579 7886
3607 7889 3619 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 242DEG 76KT 3604 7881 3595 7873 3578 7873 3563
7889 3552 7910
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GIH793
WWUS52 KRAH 061939
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
239 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
NCC037-063-069-077-105-061948-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200206T1945Z/
Granville NC-Lee NC-Chatham NC-Durham NC-Franklin NC-
239 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN LEE...SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND
WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3594 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3549 7879
3550 7899 3558 7892 3559 7894 3572 7878
3591 7856 3596 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 243DEG 66KT 3630 7818 3621 7810 3604 7811 3589
7827 3578 7848
$$
NCC085-183-061945-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200206T1945Z/
Harnett NC-Wake NC-
239 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT AND SOUTHEASTERN WAKE COUNTIES...
At 238 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Warrenton to 13 miles northeast of
Louisburg to 9 miles northwest of Nashville to near Bunn to 9 miles
north of Clayton, moving northeast at 75 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Holly Springs,
Knightdale, Rolesville, Lake Wheeler and Lake Benson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for central North
Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
central North Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
&&
LAT...LON 3594 7840 3580 7839 3563 7857 3549 7879
3550 7899 3558 7892 3559 7894 3572 7878
3591 7856 3596 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 243DEG 66KT 3630 7818 3621 7810 3604 7811 3589
7827 3578 7848
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GIHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 9:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 46 min |
| Feb 6, 10:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 48 min |
| Feb 6, 11:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 11:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 64 min |
| Feb 6, 11:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 56 min |
| Feb 6, 11:55 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 12:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:16 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 46 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph | 48 min |
| Feb 6, 12:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 12:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Stanly | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 12:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Stanly | 20 min |
| Feb 6, 12:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange, Person | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Wake | 46 min |
| Feb 6, 1:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 47 min |
| Feb 6, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Wake, Warren | 62 min |
| Feb 6, 2:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Stanly | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Vance and 2 more | 43 min |
| Feb 6, 2:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Davie | 63 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 13 min |
| Feb 6, 2:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 49 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 57 min |
| Feb 6, 2:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Wake and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Stanly | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 3:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee | 31 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 3:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:34 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson, Scotland and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 39 min |
| Feb 6, 5:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland | 47 min |
| Feb 6, 5:39 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 63 min |
| Feb 6, 6:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 6:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston | 4 days |
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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.