Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jan 11, 2020, 11:56 PM EST for Cumberland County, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 16 min. 1 report 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
- Jan 11, 2020, 11:56 PM EST (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2020, 12:12 AM EST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Hoke County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 12:06 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Rockfish, NC | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 SSW ROCKFISH. TREE DOWN ON SAINT PAULS RD IN HOKE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 9:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 426 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
317
WFUS52 KRAH 120456
TORRAH
NCC051-093-120530-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0001.200112T0456Z-200112T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1156 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
Southeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1230 AM EST.
* At 1155 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Antioch, or near Raeford, moving northeast
at 65 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Fayetteville around 1220 AM EST.
Godwin around 1230 AM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Eastover, Silver City, Wade, Hope Mills and Vander.
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 3484 7928 3495 7934 3524 7865 3517 7863
3512 7865 3512 7864 3508 7867 3499 7864
3496 7861 3488 7892 3492 7896 3495 7904
3483 7919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 246DEG 56KT 3491 7921
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
772 follow-up statements
914
WWUS52 KRAH 120507
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1207 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020
NCC051-093-120530-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200112T0530Z/
Cumberland NC-Hoke NC-
1207 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN HOKE COUNTIES...
At 1207 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Rex, or 8 miles east of Raeford, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Fayetteville around 1225 AM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Eastover, Wade, Hope Mills, Vander and Rockfish.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 7917 3489 7919 3501 7914 3522 7864
3517 7863 3512 7865 3512 7864 3508 7867
3502 7865 3494 7894 3495 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 245DEG 49KT 3496 7907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
77312
WWUS52 KRAH 120512
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1212 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020
NCC051-093-120521-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200112T0530Z/
Cumberland NC-Hoke NC-
1212 AM EST Sun Jan 12 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN HOKE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EST for
central North Carolina. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 500 AM EST 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.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Hoke and Cumberland County until 1 AM.
LAT...LON 3485 7917 3489 7919 3501 7914 3522 7864
3517 7863 3512 7865 3512 7864 3508 7867
3502 7865 3494 7894 3495 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 246DEG 56KT 3499 7900
$$
77The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 10:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 45 min |
| Jan 11, 10:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 52 min |
| Jan 11, 10:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 64 min |
| Jan 11, 11:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Lee, Moore, Scotland | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 11:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person | 79 min |
| Jan 11, 11:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore and 2 more | 68 min |
| Jan 12, 12:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren | 75 min |
| Jan 12, 12:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 30 min |
| Jan 12, 12:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 26 min |
| Jan 12, 12:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson and 2 more | 78 min |
| Jan 12, 1:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 30 min |
| Jan 12, 2:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Sampson, Wayne | 28 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.