Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT for Davidson County, Forsyth County, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 18, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 5:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Davidson County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Guilford County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 562 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
849
WFUS52 KRAH 182041
TORRAH
NCC057-067-081-182130-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0001.210318T2041Z-210318T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
441 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Forsyth County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Davidson County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Guilford County in central North Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Lexington, moving northeast at 50 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...
High Point around 455 PM EDT.
Kernersville around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Welcome, Lake Brandt, Sedge Garden, Stokesdale and Summerfield.
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 3626 8009 3625 7977 3578 8018 3587 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 207DEG 45KT 3593 8023
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Leins2 follow-up statements
928
WWUS52 KRAH 182049
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
449 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC057-067-081-182130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210318T2130Z/
Forsyth NC-Davidson NC-Guilford NC-
449 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
FORSYTH...NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON AND NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES...
At 449 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Thomasville, or 9 miles west of High Point, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
High Point around 505 PM EDT.
Kernersville around 510 PM EDT.
Greensboro around 525 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Welcome, Lake Brandt, Sedge Garden, Stokesdale and Summerfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 8009 3625 7977 3578 8018 3587 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 220DEG 35KT 3594 8018
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Leins534
WWUS52 KRAH 182112
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
512 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
NCC057-067-081-182121-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210318T2130Z/
Forsyth NC-Davidson NC-Guilford NC-
512 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FORSYTH...NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON
AND NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 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.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Guilford
County until 6pm.
LAT...LON 3626 8009 3625 7977 3578 8018 3587 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 207DEG 45KT 3619 8002
$$
GreenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 5:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange, Person | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Randolph | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax, Vance, Warren | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Orange | 63 min |
| Mar 18, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 64 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.