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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 1, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT for Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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
- Aug 1, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Cumberland County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 756 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
797
WFUS52 KRAH 012000
TORRAH
NCC051-012030-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0021.210801T2000Z-210801T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
400 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tobermory, or 15 miles south of Fayetteville,
moving east 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
southeastern Cumberland County, including the following
locations... Bushy Lake Natural Area and Cedar Creek.
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 3486 7893 3495 7892 3495 7859 3494 7857
3491 7856 3491 7854 3490 7855 3488 7851
3487 7851 3486 7849 3485 7851 3485 7883
3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 275DEG 33KT 3486 7884
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
233 follow-up statements
409
WWUS52 KRAH 012008
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
408 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
NCC051-012030-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210801T2030Z/
Cumberland NC-
408 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
At 407 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jerome, or 17 miles southeast of Fayetteville,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bushy Lake Natural Area and Cedar Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 7890 3495 7889 3495 7859 3494 7857
3491 7856 3491 7854 3490 7855 3488 7851
3487 7851 3486 7849 3485 7851 3485 7883
3483 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 275DEG 31KT 3485 7879
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
23418
WWUS52 KRAH 012017
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
417 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
NCC051-012030-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210801T2030Z/
Cumberland NC-
417 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jerome, or 17 miles northwest of Elizabethtown,
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.
Locations impacted include...
Bushy Lake Natural Area.
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 3488 7883 3492 7882 3495 7859 3494 7857
3491 7856 3491 7854 3490 7855 3488 7851
3487 7851 3486 7849 3485 7851 3485 7883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 273DEG 30KT 3485 7873
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
23486
WWUS52 KRAH 012024
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
424 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
NCC051-012034-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210801T2030Z/
Cumberland NC-
424 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3488 7883 3492 7882 3495 7859 3494 7857
3491 7856 3491 7854 3490 7855 3488 7851
3487 7851 3486 7849 3485 7851 3485 7883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 275DEG 33KT 3484 7865
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 7:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 7:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Person | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 64 min |
| Aug 1, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne, Wilson | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Randolph | 53 min |
| Aug 1, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Randolph | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 62 min |
| Aug 1, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 67 min |
| Aug 1, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 32 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.