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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Raleigh, NC

April 7, 2022Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2022, 6:23 PM EDT for Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 16 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 7, 2022, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2022, 6:39 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Wayne County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 7, 3:09 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

341 
WFUS52 KRAH 072223
TORRAH
NCC191-072300-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0009.220407T2223Z-220407T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
623 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 623 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Beautancus, or near Mount Olive, 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...
  Walnut Creek around 645 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cliffs
Of The Neuse State Park and Seven Springs.

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 3518 7784 3516 7788 3515 7789
      3517 7793 3516 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
      3519 7804 3518 7807 3519 7816 3539 7780
      3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 241DEG 33KT 3515 7804 

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

$$

Green
2 follow-up statements
569 
WWUS52 KRAH 072234
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022

NCC191-072300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220407T2300Z/
Wayne NC-
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Mount Olive, 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...
  Walnut Creek around 645 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cliffs
Of The Neuse State Park and Seven Springs.

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 3518 7784 3516 7788 3515 7789
      3517 7793 3516 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
      3519 7804 3518 7807 3526 7803 3539 7780
      3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 241DEG 33KT 3520 7793 

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

$$

Green
527 
WWUS52 KRAH 072239
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
639 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022

NCC191-072249-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220407T2300Z/
Wayne NC-
639 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY 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.

LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7784 3516 7788 3515 7789
      3517 7793 3516 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
      3519 7804 3518 7807 3526 7803 3539 7780
      3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 241DEG 33KT 3522 7788 

$$

Green

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland53 min
Apr 6, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland31 min
Apr 6, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson39 min
Apr 7, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHLee, Moore57 min
Apr 7, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHOrange, Person64 min
Apr 7, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHHarnett, Johnston, Wake50 min
Apr 7, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake44 min
Apr 7, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Vance38 min
Apr 7, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake47 min
Apr 7, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson44 min
Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren48 min
Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wilson38 min
Apr 7, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Johnston, Sampson49 min
Apr 7, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRAHEdgecombe, Halifax36 min
Apr 7, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more44 min
Apr 7, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Wilson65 min
Apr 7, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson38 min
Apr 7, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson63 min
Apr 7, 6:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson114 min
Apr 7, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne45 min
Apr 7, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe, Wayne35 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.