Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2009, 6:53 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 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
- May 7, 2009, 6:53 PM EDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2009, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KMHX 072253
TORMHX
NCC013-049-137-072345-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0021.090507T2253Z-090507T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
653 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN PAMLICO COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CAYTON...OR
10 MILES NORTH OF NEW BERN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SPRING HOPE BY 700 PM EDT...
EDWARD BY 715 PM EDT...
PRESCOTT AND SILVER HILL BY 720 PM EDT...
ROYAL BY 730 PM EDT...
MARIBEL BY 745 PM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7713 3536 7710 3534 7666 3536 7665
3535 7665 3535 7661 3532 7662 3532 7650
3528 7650 3526 7646 3521 7650 3522 7657
3520 7652 3518 7654 3519 7660 3516 7663
3517 7657 3515 7655 3509 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 276DEG 18KT 3526 7701
$$
51 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KMHX 072316
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
716 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2009
NCC049-072325-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T2345Z/
CRAVEN NC-
716 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CRAVEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3518 7695 3523 7694 3525 7690 3527 7693
3535 7692 3535 7661 3533 7663 3532 7650
3528 7650 3526 7646 3521 7650 3522 7657
3520 7652 3518 7654 3519 7660 3516 7663
3515 7655 3509 7658 3509 7659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 276DEG 18KT 3525 7688
$$
NCC013-137-072345-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090507T2345Z/
BEAUFORT NC-PAMLICO NC-
716 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR PAMLICO
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES...
AT 714 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRESCOTT...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BERN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PRESCOTT AND SILVER HILL BY 720 PM EDT...
ROYAL AND AURORA BY 730 PM EDT...
6 MILES NORTH OF BAYBORO BY 735 PM EDT...
7 MILES NORTH OF STONEWALL BY 740 PM EDT...
MESIC...VANDEMERE...MARIBEL AND 7 MILES WEST OF HOBUCKEN BY 745 PM
EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7695 3523 7694 3525 7690 3527 7693
3535 7692 3535 7661 3533 7663 3532 7650
3528 7650 3526 7646 3521 7650 3522 7657
3520 7652 3518 7654 3519 7660 3516 7663
3515 7655 3509 7658 3509 7659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 276DEG 18KT 3525 7688
$$
5The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| May 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 38 min |
| May 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 46 min |
| May 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin | 49 min |
| May 7, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 57 min |
| May 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Lenoir, Pitt | 44 min |
| May 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Onslow | 50 min |
| May 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 67 min |
| May 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico | 49 min |
| May 7, 6:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Onslow | 42 min |
| May 7, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 63 min |
| May 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 41 min |
| May 7, 7:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico | 41 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.