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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC

January 25, 2023Sampson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2023, 7:42 PM EST for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 21 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: Jan 25, 2023, 7:42 PM EST (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2023, 8:03 PM EST
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Sampson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 650 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 672 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

269 
WFUS52 KRAH 260042
TORRAH
NCC163-260115-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0002.230126T0042Z-230126T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
742 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Sampson County in central North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EST.
    
* At 742 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles southwest of Clinton, moving northeast at 45
  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...
  Clinton around 750 PM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Turkey.

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3492 7846 3517 7817 3515 7816 3512 7817
      3509 7817 3508 7816 3495 7815 3485 7840
      3485 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 231DEG 41KT 3491 7840 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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3 follow-up statements

455 
WWUS52 KRAH 260051
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
751 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

NCC163-260115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230126T0115Z/
Sampson NC-
751 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...
    
At 751 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located on the south side of Clinton, moving northeast at 45 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
east central Sampson County, including the following locations...
Turkey.

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 3497 7836 3515 7816 3512 7817 3509 7817
      3508 7816 3499 7815 3491 7831 3493 7836
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 233DEG 39KT 3497 7831 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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426 
WWUS52 KRAH 260100
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
800 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

NCC163-260115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230126T0115Z/
Sampson NC-
800 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...
    
At 759 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Turkey, or 2 miles east of Clinton, moving 
northeast at 45 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...
Turkey.

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 3504 7825 3512 7817 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3499 7815 3498 7822 3500 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 235DEG 40KT 3501 7821 

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

$$

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147 
WWUS52 KRAH 260103
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
803 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

NCC163-260112-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230126T0115Z/
Sampson NC-
803 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON 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.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Raleigh.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
the remainder of the line of thunderstorms over southern Sampson 
County.

LAT...LON 3504 7825 3512 7817 3509 7817 3508 7816
      3499 7815 3498 7822 3500 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 231DEG 41KT 3504 7817 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 7:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Sampson	51 min
Jan 25, 7:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Cumberland, Sampson	45 min
Jan 25, 8:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Wayne	36 min
Jan 25, 8:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe	18 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.