Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT for Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina; Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 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 28, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT (16:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 12:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Marlboro County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:48 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KILM 281615
TORILM
NCC155-SCC033-069-281715-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0016.110428T1615Z-110428T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1215 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DILLON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN MARLBORO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT
* AT 1212 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OAK
GROVE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF DILLON...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DUNBAR...
LITTLE ROCK...
HAMER...
ROWLAND...
PURVIS...
ALMA...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET UNDER A TABLE 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
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 3481 7888 3426 7955 3434 7968 3469 7954
3463 7946 3477 7934 3483 7935 3484 7932
3483 7918 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 227DEG 41KT 3438 7951
$$
HAWKINS2 follow-up statements
438
WWUS52 KILM 281636
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1236 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
SCC069-281642-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T1715Z/
MARLBORO SC-
1236 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARLBORO COUNTY IS
CANCELED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE STORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS MOVED AWAY FROM MARLBORO COUNTY
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS AREA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3495 7903 3480 7889 3426 7955 3431 7962
3462 7945 3477 7934 3483 7935 3484 7932
3483 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 221DEG 53KT 3452 7933
$$
NCC155-SCC033-281715-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T1715Z/
ROBESON NC-DILLON SC-
1236 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
DILLON AND NORTHERN ROBESON COUNTIES...
AT 1230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE
ROCK...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF DILLON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF HAMER...ROWLAND...PURVIS...PEMBROKE AND
AREAS NEARBY NEED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROWLAND...
RAEMON...PURVIS...ELROD...RAYNHAM...SEVEN BRIDGES...MAXTON...ALMA...
PEMBROKE...WAKULLA...BUIE...RED SPRINGS...SHANNON...RENNERT...REX...
ST. PAULS...LUMBER BRIDGE AND PARKTON.
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 3495 7903 3480 7889 3426 7955 3431 7962
3462 7945 3477 7934 3483 7935 3484 7932
3483 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 221DEG 53KT 3452 7933
$$
HAWKINS162
WWUS52 KILM 281649
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1249 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC155-SCC033-281657-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T1715Z/
ROBESON NC-DILLON SC-
1249 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DILLON AND NORTHERN ROBESON
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED BY NEW TORNADO WARNING...
THIS TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW TORNADO WARNING FOR
THESE COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3495 7903 3480 7889 3426 7955 3431 7962
3462 7945 3477 7934 3483 7935 3484 7932
3483 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 221DEG 53KT 3469 7915
$$
HAWKINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 8:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 8:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 9:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 10:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 10:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 54 min | |
| Apr 28, 11:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 10:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 1:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 2:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Pender | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 24 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.