Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2022, 6:19 PM EDT for Surry County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2022, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Wilkesboro, NC | VIA 911 CENTER - 17 TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY BETWEEN 1825 AND 2045 EDT. |
| May 26, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Windy Gap, NC | TREE DOWN ALONG FISHING CREEK ROAD. |
| May 26, 6:31 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Se Wilkes County Airp, NC | REPORTED BY PUBLIC. |
| May 26, 6:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Roaring River, NC | TREE DOWN ALONG RUTH LINNEY ROAD. |
| May 26, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Roaring River, NC | TREE DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
640
WFUS51 KRNK 262219
TORRNK
NCC171-193-197-262245-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0021.220526T2219Z-220526T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
619 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
Eastern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...
Western Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Moravian Falls, or near Wilkesboro, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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.
* Locations impacted include...
North Wilkesboro...
Elkin...
Wilkesboro...
Jonesville...
Boonville...
Ronda...
and Windy Gap.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 8127 3638 8098 3619 8061 3605 8088
3606 8098 3604 8104 3603 8106 3604 8114
3603 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 220DEG 26KT 3610 8112
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
AMS2 follow-up statements
732
WWUS51 KRNK 262233
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
633 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
NCC171-193-197-262245-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220526T2245Z/
Surry NC-Wilkes NC-Yadkin NC-
633 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SURRY...EASTERN WILKES AND WESTERN YADKIN COUNTIES...
At 633 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Roaring River, or near Ronda, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
North Wilkesboro...
Elkin...
Wilkesboro...
Jonesville...
Boonville...
Ronda...
and Windy Gap.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3614 8122 3638 8098 3619 8061 3605 8088
3606 8098 3604 8104 3606 8109 3609 8114
3611 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 225DEG 23KT 3618 8102
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
AMS175
WWUS51 KRNK 262246
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
646 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
NCC171-193-197-262256-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220526T2245Z/
Surry NC-Wilkes NC-Yadkin NC-
646 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SURRY...EASTERN WILKES AND
WESTERN YADKIN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3614 8122 3638 8098 3619 8061 3605 8088
3606 8098 3604 8104 3606 8109 3609 8114
3611 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 220DEG 26KT 3624 8096
$$
AMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 54 min |
| May 26, 5:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 40 min |
| May 26, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 59 min |
| May 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 35 min |
| May 26, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 51 min |
| May 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 24 min |
| May 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.