Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2008, 12:29 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 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
- Aug 26, 2008, 12:29 PM EDT (16:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Bladen County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KILM 261629
TORILM
NCC017-261730-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0013.080826T1629Z-080826T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1229 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 1224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 7 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
ELIZABETHTOWN BY 1240 PM...
LAGOON BY 110 PM...
SMITHS CROSSROADS BY 130 PM...
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
REPORT SVR WX TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED
TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON
NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3463 7831 3462 7831 3459 7829 3456 7826
3454 7870 3472 7875 3481 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 251DEG 6KT 3464 7864
$$
HAWKINS4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KILM 261643
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1243 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
NCC017-261730-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T1730Z/
BLADEN NC-
1242 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
BLADEN COUNTY...
AT 1241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN...
MOVING EAST AT 7 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAGOON BY 110 PM EDT...
WHITE LAKE BY 130 PM EDT...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3463 7831 3463 7832 3459 7829 3456 7826
3454 7861 3474 7869 3481 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 251DEG 6KT 3465 7861
$$
HAWKINS000
WWUS52 KILM 261656
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1256 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
NCC017-261730-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T1730Z/
BLADEN NC-
1255 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
BLADEN COUNTY...
AT 1253 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
WHITE LAKE...OR 6 MILES EAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST
AT 8 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SMITHS CROSSROADS BY 130 PM EDT...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3481 7845 3463 7831 3463 7832 3459 7829
3456 7826 3454 7861 3456 7862 3476 7862
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 263DEG 12KT 3465 7850
$$
HAWKINS000
WWUS52 KILM 261712
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
112 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
NCC017-261730-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T1730Z/
BLADEN NC-
110 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY...
AT 104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
WHITE LAKE...OR 8 MILES EAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HICKORY GROVE BY 130 PM EDT...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3463 7831 3463 7832 3459 7829 3458 7859
3473 7859 3476 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 263DEG 12KT 3465 7845
$$
HAWKINS000
WWUS52 KILM 261725
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
125 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
NCC017-261735-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T1730Z/
BLADEN NC-
125 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 130 PM EDT...
AT 123 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WAS
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3463 7831 3463 7832 3459 7829 3458 7859
3473 7859 3476 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 263DEG 12KT 3465 7839
$$
HAWKINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Columbus | 17 min |
| Aug 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Columbus | 82 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.