Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2023, 3:57 PM EST for Halifax County, Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Dec 10, 2023, 3:57 PM EST (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2023, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Halifax County, NC, Warren County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:28 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Lake Gaston, NC | Powerlines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 1:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
570
WFUS52 KRAH 102057
TORRAH
NCC083-185-102130-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.231210T2057Z-231210T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
357 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Warren County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Halifax County in central North Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EST.
* At 356 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Warrenton, moving northeast 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Littleton around 405 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Rosemary, Macon, Lake Gaston, Southpointe And Morningstar Marinas,
and Roanoke Rapids Lake.
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 3654 7790 3651 7790 3650 7782 3648 7776
3649 7772 3648 7768 3648 7764 3647 7764
3644 7763 3629 7817 3640 7821 3654 7805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 237DEG 30KT 3637 7813
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
233 follow-up statements
911
WWUS52 KRAH 102107
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
407 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
NCC083-185-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-231210T2130Z/
Warren NC-Halifax NC-
407 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
At 407 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Littleton, or 9 miles northeast of Warrenton, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Littleton around 410 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Rosemary, Macon, Lake Gaston, Southpointe And Morningstar Marinas,
and Roanoke Rapids Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3651 7790 3650 7782 3648 7776
3649 7772 3648 7768 3648 7764 3647 7764
3644 7763 3638 7806 3649 7811 3654 7805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 235DEG 32KT 3646 7801
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
23293
WWUS52 KRAH 102115
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
415 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
NCC083-185-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-231210T2130Z/
Warren NC-Halifax NC-
415 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
At 415 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Littleton, or 13 miles northeast of Warrenton,
moving northeast 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Warren and northwestern Halifax Counties, including the
following locations... Lake Gaston, Southpointe And Morningstar
Marinas, and Roanoke Rapids Lake.
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 3654 7790 3651 7790 3650 7782 3648 7776
3649 7772 3649 7770 3646 7780 3641 7800
3650 7802 3654 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 237DEG 30KT 3650 7794
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
23332
WWUS52 KRAH 102124
SVSRAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
424 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
NCC083-185-102132-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-231210T2130Z/
Warren NC-Halifax NC-
424 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN
HALIFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Additional
storms will move into the area over the next hour or two.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 445 PM EST for
central North Carolina. Additionally a Tornado Watch remains in
effect until 8:00 PM EST.
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3651 7790 3650 7782 3648 7776
3649 7772 3649 7770 3646 7780 3641 7800
3650 7802 3654 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 237DEG 30KT 3653 7788
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 10:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore, Richmond | 54 min |
| Dec 10, 11:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Lee | 65 min |
| Dec 10, 11:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Harnett, Lee | 24 min |
| Dec 10, 12:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 60 min |
| Dec 10, 12:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 12:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wake | 24 min |
| Dec 10, 12:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 32 min |
| Dec 10, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 62 min |
| Dec 10, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Wake | 53 min |
| Dec 10, 3:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 52 min |
| Dec 10, 3:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Wake | 2 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Warren | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 3:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Vance, Wake, Warren | 52 min |
| Dec 10, 4:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Warren | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 66 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.