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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Raleigh, NC
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
Green2 follow-up statements
569
WWUS52 KRAH 072234
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
NCC191-072300-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220407T2300Z/
Wayne NC-
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Mount Olive, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Walnut Creek around 645 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cliffs
Of The Neuse State Park and Seven Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7784 3516 7788 3515 7789
3517 7793 3516 7797 3518 7799 3519 7802
3519 7804 3518 7807 3526 7803 3539 7780
3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 241DEG 33KT 3520 7793
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Green527
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
$$
GreenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Moore | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Orange, Person | 64 min |
| Apr 7, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Vance | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Johnston, Sampson | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wilson | 65 min |
| Apr 7, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 114 min |
| Apr 7, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Wayne | 35 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.