Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2021, 11:17 AM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 8, 2021, 11:17 AM EDT (15:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:35 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 2167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
988
WFUS52 KRAH 081517
TORRAH
NCC191-081545-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0018.210708T1517Z-210708T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1117 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wayne County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1145 AM EDT.
* At 1117 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over La Grange, moving northwest 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...
Walnut Creek around 1120 AM EDT.
Goldsboro around 1130 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pikeville, Eureka and Elroy.
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 3534 7782 3526 7783 3528 7787 3545 7808
3547 7808 3559 7786 3553 7782 3543 7783
3541 7781 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1517Z 154DEG 33KT 3531 7781
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Leins2 follow-up statements
616
WWUS52 KRAH 081528
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1128 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCC191-081545-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210708T1545Z/
Wayne NC-
1128 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
At 1128 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jason, or near Goldsboro, moving northwest at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Wayne County, including the following locations...
Pikeville and Eureka.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3534 7782 3532 7785 3533 7788 3545 7801
3549 7805 3559 7786 3553 7782 3543 7783
3541 7781 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 154DEG 33KT 3541 7787
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Leins471
WWUS52 KRAH 081541
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1141 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCC191-081551-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210708T1545Z/
Wayne NC-
1141 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1145 AM 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. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 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.
LAT...LON 3534 7782 3532 7785 3533 7788 3545 7801
3549 7805 3559 7786 3553 7782 3543 7783
3541 7781 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1541Z 154DEG 33KT 3551 7793
$$
LeinsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland | 77 min |
| Jul 8, 8:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson | 78 min |
| Jul 8, 10:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 90 min |
| Jul 8, 11:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wake, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 12:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 15 min |
| Jul 8, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Nash, Vance, Wake, Warren | 70 min |
| Jul 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wake, Wayne | 119 min |
| Jul 8, 3:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Wake | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Wake and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 27 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.