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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 16, 2011Bladen County, Columbus County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 5:42 PM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 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
Apr 16, 2011, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2011, 6:11 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Pender County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDTTornado Watch PDSSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

055 
WFUS52 KILM 162142
TORILM
NCC017-047-141-162245-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0010.110416T2142Z-110416T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
542 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 537 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  ELKTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
   LISBON...
   CARVERS...
   LAGOON...
   KELLY...
   ROWAN...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

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 3470 7836 3468 7833 3464 7831 3463 7832
      3457 7826 3457 7825 3447 7817 3432 7860
      3455 7877 3476 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 240DEG 36KT 3447 7861

$$

REK
1 follow-up statement
306 
WWUS52 KILM 162211
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
611 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC017-047-141-162221-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110416T2245Z/
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-PENDER NC-
611 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PENDER...BLADEN AND NORTH
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES IS CANCELED...

AT 610 PM EDT...THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

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 3470 7836 3468 7833 3464 7831 3463 7832
      3457 7826 3457 7825 3447 7817 3432 7860
      3455 7877 3476 7840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 240DEG 36KT 3461 7830

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 12:07 PM EDTTornado WarningILMColumbus, Robeson37 min
Apr 16, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Robeson70 min
Apr 16, 3:27 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Robeson48 min
Apr 16, 4:17 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson58 min
Apr 16, 4:53 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson45 min
Apr 16, 5:03 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson57 min
Apr 16, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus42 min
Apr 16, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender39 min
Apr 16, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen11 min
Apr 16, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson34 min
Apr 16, 7:13 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender32 min
Apr 16, 7:43 PM EDTTornado WarningILMPender17 min

Nearby

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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.