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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 14, 2021Halifax County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT for Halifax County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 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: Apr 14, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Halifax County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 345 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

504 
WFUS52 KRAH 150004
TORRAH
NCC083-150030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0015.210415T0004Z-210415T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
804 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Halifax County in central North Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.
    
* At 804 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Halifax, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Scotland Neck around 825 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hobgood, Tillery and Enfield.

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 3609 7731 3601 7740 3600 7743 3603 7746
      3604 7749 3609 7753 3610 7756 3624 7773
      3634 7759 3630 7755 3632 7748 3628 7741
      3626 7741 3625 7738 3621 7738 3616 7727
      3612 7724 3612 7725 3610 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 308DEG 30KT 3625 7756 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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3 follow-up statements

543 
WWUS52 KRAH 150012
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
812 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

NCC083-150030-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210415T0030Z/
Halifax NC-
812 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY...
    
At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Scotland Neck, or 9 miles southeast of Halifax,
moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Scotland Neck around 820 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hobgood and 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 3602 7739 3605 7744 3609 7750 3619 7762
      3623 7764 3629 7764 3632 7761 3632 7757
      3630 7755 3632 7748 3628 7741 3626 7741
      3625 7738 3621 7738 3616 7727 3612 7724
      3612 7725 3610 7723 3609 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 304DEG 33KT 3622 7748 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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769 
WWUS52 KRAH 150019
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
819 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

NCC083-150030-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210415T0030Z/
Halifax NC-
819 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY...
    
At 819 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Scotland Neck, or 10 miles southwest of Rich Square,
moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Halifax County, including the following locations...
Hobgood and 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 3602 7739 3605 7743 3609 7747 3617 7753
      3623 7755 3626 7753 3630 7744 3628 7741
      3626 7741 3625 7738 3621 7738 3616 7727
      3612 7724 3612 7725 3610 7723 3609 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 310DEG 29KT 3618 7743 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

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747 
WWUS52 KRAH 150028
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
828 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

NCC083-150038-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210415T0030Z/
Halifax NC-
828 PM EDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM EDT...
    
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
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

LAT...LON 3602 7739 3605 7743 3609 7747 3617 7753
      3623 7755 3626 7753 3630 7744 3628 7741
      3626 7741 3625 7738 3621 7738 3616 7727
      3612 7724 3612 7725 3610 7723 3609 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 308DEG 30KT 3614 7737 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Halifax	18 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.