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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 25, 2021Stanly County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT for Stanly County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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 25, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Stanly County, NC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-122 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

587 
WFUS52 KRAH 252215
TORRAH
NCC167-252300-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0010.210325T2215Z-210325T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
615 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Stanly County in central North Carolina...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Midland, or 14 miles north of Monroe, moving east
  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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Albemarle around 650 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Norwood, Stanfield, Locust, Morrow Mountain State Park and Oakboro.

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 3531 8042 3539 8006 3537 8005 3536 8007
      3526 8010 3519 8006 3514 8007 3519 8011
      3517 8014 3517 8016 3515 8016 3517 8020
      3516 8022 3521 8025 3520 8030 3518 8031
      3517 8035 3518 8037 3516 8044 3518 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 262DEG 32KT 3519 8050 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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3 follow-up statements
074 
WWUS52 KRAH 252231
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
631 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

NCC167-252300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210325T2300Z/
Stanly NC-
631 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STANLY COUNTY...
    
At 630 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Midland, or 12 miles southwest of
Albemarle, moving east 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Halfway between Albemarle and Norwood around 650 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Norwood, Morrow Mountain State Park, Oakboro and Lake Tillery.

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 3523 8038 3532 8039 3539 8006 3537 8005
      3536 8007 3526 8010 3519 8006 3515 8007
      3519 8011 3517 8014 3517 8016 3515 8016
      3517 8020 3516 8022 3521 8025 3520 8030
      3518 8032 3517 8035 3518 8037 3516 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 253DEG 32KT 3524 8035 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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580 
WWUS52 KRAH 252239
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
639 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

NCC167-252300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210325T2300Z/
Stanly NC-
639 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STANLY COUNTY...
    
At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
and 60 mph straight line winds was located 1 mile east of Oakboro, or 
8 miles southwest of Albemarle, moving east 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  About halfway between Albemarle and Norwood around 650 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Norwood, Morrow Mountain State Park, Oakboro and Lake Tillery.

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 3525 8033 3532 8038 3539 8006 3537 8005
      3536 8007 3526 8010 3519 8006 3515 8007
      3519 8011 3517 8014 3517 8016 3515 8016
      3517 8020 3516 8022 3521 8025 3520 8030
      3518 8032 3517 8035 3518 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 259DEG 31KT 3526 8028 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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026 
WWUS52 KRAH 252256
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
656 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

NCC167-252305-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210325T2300Z/
Stanly NC-
656 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STANLY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 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.

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, for damaging wind gusts of 
60 mph ,still remains in effect for eastern Stanly County.

LAT...LON 3525 8033 3532 8038 3539 8006 3537 8005
      3536 8007 3526 8010 3519 8006 3515 8007
      3519 8011 3517 8014 3517 8016 3515 8016
      3517 8020 3516 8022 3521 8025 3520 8030
      3518 8032 3517 8035 3518 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 262DEG 32KT 3528 8010 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly58 min
Mar 25, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson57 min
Mar 25, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly46 min
Mar 25, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 1 more38 min
Mar 25, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford38 min
Mar 25, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford49 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.