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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 8, 2024Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 8, 2024, 2:15 AM EDT for Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 4 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
Aug 8, 2024, 2:15 AM EDT (06:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 8, 2:51 AM EDTTORNADO3 Nnw Lucama, NCExtensive damage to Springfield Middle School.
Aug 8, 2:52 AM EDTTORNADO3 Nw Lucama, NC*** 1 FATAL *** Home collapsed resulting in 1 fatality on Lloyd Road.
Aug 8, 2:52 AM EDTTORNADO3 Nw Lucama, NC*** 1 FATAL *** Home collapsed resulting in 1 fatality on Lloyd Road.
Aug 8, 2:52 AM EDTTORNADO4 Nw Lucama, NCSeveral homes damaged or destroyed along Lloyd Road between Wiggins Mill Road and Governor Hunt Road.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 00:00Z on 2024-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1118 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 00:00Z on 2024-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 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
1118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
13.6

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The text

As transmitted.

206 
WFUS52 KRAH 080615
TORRAH
NCC191-195-080700-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0013.240808T0615Z-240808T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
215 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Wayne County in central North Carolina...
  Southern Wilson County in central North Carolina...

* Until 300 AM EDT.

* At 215 AM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Snow
  Hill, or 11 miles southwest of Farmville, moving northwest at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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 storm will be near...
  Fremont around 225 AM EDT.
  Wilson around 230 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Saratoga, Lucama, Black Creek, Eureka, and Stantonsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3557 7782 3545 7783 3560 7810 3565 7811
      3576 7804 3577 7784 3564 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 137DEG 30KT 3548 7774 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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3 follow-up statements
878 
WWUS52 KRAH 080637
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
237 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

NCC191-195-080700-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240808T0700Z/
Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
237 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES...

At 236 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Fremont, or 16
miles west of Farmville, moving northwest at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
   Lucama around 245 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Lucama, Black Creek, Eureka, and Stantonsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3554 7782 3554 7799 3560 7810 3565 7811
      3576 7804 3576 7795 3559 7779 3557 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 138DEG 30KT 3561 7790 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

26
957 
WWUS52 KRAH 080642
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

NCC191-080651-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240808T0700Z/
Wayne NC-
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3559 7800 3560 7806 3559 7807 3560 7810
      3565 7811 3576 7804 3576 7795 3559 7787
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 137DEG 30KT 3565 7794 

$$

NCC195-080700-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240808T0700Z/
Wilson NC-
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY...

At 241 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wilson, or 19 miles north of Goldsboro, moving
northwest 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...
  Wilson around 245 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lucama
and Black Creek.

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 3559 7800 3560 7806 3559 7807 3560 7810
      3565 7811 3576 7804 3576 7795 3559 7787
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 137DEG 30KT 3565 7794 

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

$$

26
736 
WWUS52 KRAH 080648
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
248 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

NCC195-080700-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240808T0700Z/
Wilson NC-
248 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY...

At 247 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Wilson, or 20
miles north of Goldsboro, moving northwest at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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
southwestern Wilson County, including the following locations...
Lucama and Black Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3562 7805 3565 7811 3576 7804 3576 7800
      3562 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0647Z 115DEG 26KT 3566 7800 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 9:48 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland6 hr
Aug 7, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland64 min
Aug 8, 12:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne60 min
Aug 8, 1:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne59 min
Aug 8, 1:30 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHAnson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and 1 more6 hr
Aug 8, 2:21 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatRAHWayne, Wilson39 min
Aug 8, 2:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWayne29 min
Aug 8, 2:49 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne, Wilson26 min
Aug 8, 2:51 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatRAHJohnston, Nash, Wilson24 min
Aug 8, 3:09 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHChatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Wake and 2 more6 hr
Aug 8, 3:12 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson33 min
Aug 8, 3:15 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wake30 min
Aug 8, 3:21 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland6 hr
Aug 8, 3:39 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHWilson36 min
Aug 8, 4:13 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHAlamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford and 4 more6 hr
Aug 8, 5:04 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe41 min
Aug 8, 5:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHCumberland4 days
Aug 8, 5:37 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHWilson23 min
Aug 8, 6:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe68 min
Aug 8, 6:43 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHAnson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly7 hr
Aug 8, 6:55 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Nash11 hr
Aug 8, 7:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHAnson, Stanly49 hr
Aug 8, 7:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash23 min
Aug 8, 7:11 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHNash, Wilson13 min
Aug 8, 7:48 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Nash42 min
Aug 8, 7:53 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash20 min
Aug 8, 7:58 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson22 min
Aug 8, 8:11 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Nash23 min
Aug 8, 8:12 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHGranville, Person, Vance12 hr
Aug 8, 8:23 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance12 min
Aug 8, 8:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe23 min
Aug 8, 8:58 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe32 min
Aug 8, 9:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston45 hr
Aug 8, 9:07 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHChatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake, Wayne and 1 more5 hr
Aug 8, 9:18 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHCumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland5 hr
Aug 8, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash26 min
Aug 8, 9:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHEdgecombe37 min
Aug 8, 9:59 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHChatham, Lee3 days
Aug 8, 10:17 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHAlamance, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange and 1 more8 hr
Aug 8, 10:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash30 min
Aug 8, 10:32 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren28 min
Aug 8, 12:15 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson30 min
Aug 8, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWilson40 min
Aug 8, 1:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHHarnett3 days
Aug 8, 1:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHFranklin65 hr
Aug 8, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHAnson, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston and 10 more23 hr
Aug 8, 1:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHChatham56 hr
Aug 8, 2:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHJohnston4 days
Aug 8, 3:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe6 days
Aug 8, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRAHJohnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson2 hr
Aug 8, 3:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHWayne9 days
Aug 8, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance49 min
Aug 8, 3:29 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Warren31 min
Aug 8, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin44 min
Aug 8, 3:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHAlamance50 hr
Aug 8, 3:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHCumberland4 days
Aug 8, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Nash30 min
Aug 8, 4:12 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Nash, Wilson33 min
Aug 8, 4:29 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance31 min
Aug 8, 4:31 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance29 min
Aug 8, 5:03 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash27 min
Aug 8, 5:11 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash4 days
Aug 8, 5:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe9 days
Aug 8, 5:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningRAHSampson6 days
Aug 8, 5:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHAlamance, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange and 1 more12 hr
Aug 8, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Nash14 hr
Aug 8, 6:05 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHAlamance, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange and 1 more12 hr
Aug 8, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin, Vance40 min
Aug 8, 6:55 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Warren35 min
Aug 8, 7:22 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Warren23 min
Aug 8, 7:44 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHWarren31 min
Aug 8, 7:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRAHGranville, Person, Vance12 hr

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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.