Gastonwxman Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... north central Harnett County in central North Carolina northeastern Lee County in central North Carolina eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina southwestern Wake County in central North Carolina southeastern Durham County in central North Carolina * until 400 PM EDT *at 310 PM... Doppler radar indicated a tornado over northern Lee County just northwest of Sanford. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. Seek shelter now. * Locations impacted include... Holly Springs... New Hill... apex... Cary... Lake Wheeler... Garner... Raleigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighWx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nastiest looking cell I can remember in this area of NC. Take cover if you are in the path of the storm. Like me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 by dillon: starting to get well defined hook: chaser on the ground says he sees definite rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Wow!! SRV Volume scan: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Definitely looks to be cycling as it heads towards the triangle...bad news. If you're talking about the cell heading for Raleigh, it shows no signs of cycling/weakening, debris ball still evident for the 5th scan in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nastiest looking cell I can remember in this area of NC. Take cover if you are in the path of the storm. Like me! Stay safe that is one nasty looking supercell. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Extremely tight rotation!! Take cover if you are in Raleigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksstormhunter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 19Z Severe Weather Analysis updated. Raleigh-Durham, Wilmington, DC, and Richmond are showing the highest instability at this hour, with Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington with the highest potential. 0-3KM SRH around 450-525 m/s, with 0-1KM Shear steady around 45kts. Convective gusts around 65-70kts and hail size up to 2.5" is possible. Analysis uploaded http://smartwxmodel.net/severe.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 A Tornado Emergency has been issued for Raleigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrhardin Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 If you're talking about the cell heading for Raleigh, it shows no signs of cycling/weakening, debris ball still evident for the 5th scan in a row. Yea you're right. Reflectivity looked iffy for a bit, but just keeps chugging. Even more impressive by the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Houses have been DEMOLISHED! Take cover now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 raleigh looks to be smoked, be careful everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 326 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 415 PM EDT * AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER SILVER CITY...OR OVER RAEFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORT BRAGG...BONNIE DOONE... SPRING LAKE...FAYETTEVILLE... WADE... LINDEN...GODWIN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCStateMMY Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 This is incredible. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS situation. This is going to be historic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALhurricane Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Praying for all my Raleigh friends! Does not look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 cell north of dillon sc has just been tornado warned, headed into nc toward lumberton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 ILM dropped the Tornado Warning, but a chaser live on WPDE just reported the wall cloud has begun to rotate. Scratch that. ILM just put back the Tornado Warning for Dillon, SC and Robeson, SC. Spotter on the ground still seeing rotation in the cloud, but no funnel yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 This is one of the most incredible couplets and debris sigs I've seen. This is a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 TORNADO EMERGENCY RALEIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahawkeyedave Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Velocities so strong the greens are folding over to reds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSD Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 At my parents in Sanford for the day. We got the core here at their house. Had a brief period of quarter sized hail and some gusts to 45-50 mph. The tor signature went about 3-4 miles to our east per radar. Wow way to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowforme Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 We're in North Raleigh...do we really need to seek shelter now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Sig damage reported outside Raleigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 We're in North Raleigh...do we really need to seek shelter now? It would be advised. Couplet had died down. My bet is its cycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Debris signatures showing up on the radar in Lee, Chatham, and now Wake cty in NC. Getting into a highly populated part of NC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose4 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Approaching Holly Springs at this time. Should start seeing hail or it is hailing in the Holly Spring area to Apex area. OEM telling people in Holly Springs to take shelter now. Looks bad for that area. Report per amateur radio Skywarn net of .25" to .5" hail in Apex. Report also of construction debris in the air at Laura Duncan Rd/US 64 in Apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCWeSU Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Leaves falling from the sky way above the tree line in Cary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I cant believe what Im seeing really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose4 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Another tornado warning up around Vance County including Henderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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